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18 August 2015 Press release Minority Rights Group International (MRGI) and Anti-Slavery International welcomed the adoption of a new anti-slavery law in Mauritania but said that it will be worthless if it is not implemented. Slavery has been criminalised in Mauritania since 2007 but only one conviction has so far… Keep reading »
Slavery included in UN development goals: Great news for people in slavery and good victory for Anti-Slavery International By Dr Aidan McQuade, Director The pending inclusion of slavery as a target in the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a victory for a long campaign that Anti-Slavery began… Keep reading »
3 August 2015 By Dr Aidan McQuade, director Image from the US Department of State’s Flickr page. In spite of the controversies that sometimes mar the publication of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons report, one decision made this year is considerably less likely to… Keep reading »
31 July 2015 Press release Modern Slavery Act coming into force: ‘Only modest step to eradicate slavery’ say Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery International welcomes the Modern Slavery Act coming into force on Friday 31 July but stressed it is only a modest step to eradicate modern slavery in the country. Keep reading »
Press release U.S. decisions on Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Trafficking in Persons report supports state-sponsored forced labour and fails victims. UZBEKISTAN The U.S. government upgraded the Uzbek government’s ranking in its 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report despite noting that “government-compelled forced labour of adults remains endemic.” The unwarranted decision… Keep reading »
24 July 2015 Protecting the rights of construction workers migrating to Qatar – new project by Anti-Slavery International By Sarah Mount, South Asia Programme Co-ordinator The exploitation and abuse of thousands of South Asian construction workers in Qatar has been under the spotlight in the last few years, particularly… Keep reading »
Analysis: Slavery Denial and other ways to discredit the Anti-Slavery movement, writes Sarah Mathewson How can the government of Mauritania continue to deny the existence of slavery, a practice that apparently affects many thousands of people in the country? Indeed, while the stories we hear from escaped slaves reveal that slavery… Keep reading »
10 July 2015 Mauritanian Justice System fails a victim of slavery yet again whilst slave-owner walks free. By Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer Photo: Michael Hylton We have just received news of a verdict in one of our slavery cases in Mauritania – a 10-year-old boy called Issa… Keep reading »
7 July 2015 Historic ruling mounts pressure on Senegal to deal with forced child begging. By Sarah Mathewson, Africa Programme Co-ordinator Photo: Emily Reignier Good news from Senegal! In a historic ruling, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child found that the Senegalese government… Keep reading »
23 June 2015 The change is possible! By Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer Photo courtesy of Queen’s Young Leader Foundation When Angel Benedicto was 16 years old it’s unlikely she thought that her future held being named a Queen’s Young Leader, and casually mingling with… Keep reading »