Boohoo bargains – but at a human cost
Anti-Slavery International's CEO on the human misery behind fashion bargains. Keep reading »
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What if a new EU law could protect people and the planet?
New report on how we can put an end to human rights abuses and environmental harm linked to EU companies through new EU laws. Blog by Rocio Domingo Ramos, Business and Human Rights Officer, Anti-Slavery International. Image via Shutterstock 11 September 2020 On 11 September eight years ago, a… Keep reading »
Survivors of child sexual exploitation reach for justice
Press Release: new research shows the impact of a victim–centred approach on reporting of child sexual exploitation in Nepal. Child sexual exploitation remains widespread in Nepal, driven by discrimination, poverty, a lack of education, peer pressure and the necessity of finding employment. Efforts to spearhead improvement to… Keep reading »
Getting justice; finding freedom
Anti-Slavery International’s Sally Kilner on how girls in Nepal are accessing justice after being sexually exploited. Aged 16, Binsa* decided she needed to support her family financially. {Near to her home was a hotel needing staff} and she started to work cleaning rooms and washing clothes. The… Keep reading »
Pedalling for freedom
Anti-Slavery International supporter, Kay Thomas, on her incredible cycle challenge Keep reading »
Why companies must act to end abuses of the Uyghur people in China in their supply chains
Blog by Anti-Slavery’s Business and Humans Rights Manager, Chloe Cranston. Anti-Slavery International joins 300 organisations from around the world, requesting that companies ensure that they are not linked to the horrific abuses of workers in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, known locally as East… Keep reading »
Covid-19 and slavery: the five big impacts
Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the world, but it does not affect everyone equally. For people who are enslaved or vulnerable to slavery, the economic and social disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting their lives in new and profound ways. As Anti-Slavery International… Keep reading »
Six Things You Can Do To Stop Slavery In Less Than Sixty Minutes
There may no longer be shackles or slave ships but products of slavery are around us every day Keep reading »
Mauritania legal win: three new slavery convictions
9 July 2020 Our work in Mauritania supporting slavery victims in high-profile legal cases, carried out with partners Minority Rights Group and SOS-Esclaves, has helped secure an important victory. Two former slave masters have received long prison sentences (10 years and 15 years respectively) and one a suspended sentence. Keep reading »
Under the radar
Talibé children experience abuse and ill health new report shows, a blog by Africa Programme Officer Kenza Ben Azouz. Thousands of boys attending traditional religious education schools (Qur’anic schools) in Niger are commonly forced to beg on the street, our new report (French only) reveals. The research,… Keep reading »