All the latest news, press releases, advocacy and blogs from Anti-Slavery International.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
3 August 2016 At the centenary of Roger Casement’s death, Anti-Slavery Director Aidan McQuade (as of 2016) writes on his stance on slavery, human rights and the morality of rebellion. On 3rd August 1916 Roger Casement was executed for high treason in Pentonville Prison. He was the last knight… Keep reading »
Sarah Mount, South Asia Programme Manager, Anti-Slavery International. “I fear for my children. What if they become like us, without a house, without food, always desperate.” – Mother and former bonded labourer, April 2016 Globally, 98 million children from the age… Keep reading »
1 August 2016 Theresa May announced new drive to tackle modern slavery. She is planning to setup the first ever government task force on modern slavery, as well as working collaboratively between various government agencies in Britain and abroad, investing in awareness raising police training, and creating a special… Keep reading »
15 July 2016 Key organisations, including Anti-Slavery International, have announced they will establish an Open-source Registry to host businesses’ modern slavery statements. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires commercial organisations operating in the UK and with an annual turnover above £36m to produce a Modern Slavery Statement setting out… Keep reading »
In June we welcomed two student activists from University College London (UCL) for an introduction into the fast-paced world of human rights campaigning! They spent one week in our Communications Team and developed a video and digital campaign entitled ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Slavery’. View… Keep reading »
8 July 2016 Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were downgraded in the U.S Department of State annual anti-trafficking report 2016, in part due to the campaigning work of Anti-Slavery International as part of the Cotton Campaign. The Cotton Campaign is a global coalition of human rights, labor, investor and… Keep reading »