Exclusion from power: women and slavery
Anti-Slavery director on gender and modern slavery at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Keep reading »
Category: Blog
Read latest analysis, blogs and updates on modern slavery and solutions to tackle it from Anti-Slavery International experts, partners & guests.
Together, we can overcome
Dr. Aidan McQuade's lecture at Gresham College on the struggle against slavery in history and now. Keep reading »
Canada: Landmark slavery case against mining company
Canadian lawyers responsible for the case of alleged forced labour at the Bisha mine in Eritrea share the inside story. Keep reading »
Unaccompanied refugee children
Aidan McQuade examines the risks of trafficking for unaccompanied child refugees and whether Britain is prepared to tackle child trafficking. Keep reading »
Victims in England failed by law
Vicky Brotherton, Co-ordinator of the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG), summarises the findings of the ATMG's 'Class Acts?' report and what this means going forward. Keep reading »
Treble Marathon challenge for Anti-Slavery
Our supporter Paul Henty on his incredible challenge running three marathons in consecutive weekends for Anti-Slavery International. Keep reading »
Cotton crimes in full swing
Louise Eldridge, UK and Europe Programme Assistant, on Cotton Crimes happening right now in Uzbekistan during the cotton harvest Hundreds of thousands of Uzbek citizens are forced to pick cotton by its own state every year 05 October 2016 ‘If you are asked where and who you work with, answer… Keep reading »
UN prompts action on debt bondage
16 September 2016 International Advocacy Manager Kate Willingham on yesterday’s session of the UN’s Human Rights Council and the importance of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Yesterday the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Urmila Bhoola, reported to the UN Human Rights… Keep reading »
Mauritania: Prison sentences for activists a ‘devastating blow’
Imprisoning anti-slavery activists is a ‘devastating blow’ for the Mauritanian human rights movement, said Anti-Slavery International. ©Michael Hylton 19 August 2016 Anti-Slavery International said today that imprisoning anti-slavery activists is a ‘devastating blow’ for the Mauritanian human rights movement, and exposes the Government’s pledges to address slavery as a farce. Keep reading »
Four misconceptions about slavery
10 August 2016 Our director Aidan McQuade on BBC Three and the sensationalist myths of modern-day slavery BBC Three’s broadcasting reached a new low today, with ‘Making a Slave,’ a reality TV style show in which four ‘volunteers’ spend 24 hours as modern slaves. The three-part series – sensationalist… Keep reading »