Indian Government restricts women from migrating for domestic work 29 May 2007 Blog 29 May 2007 In a worrying move, the Indian Government announced plans to prohibit women under 30 from migrating to work as domestics in an effort to tackle trafficking for sexual exploitation. The ban will apply to women seeking domestic…
Slavery trial a first for Thailand 11 May 2007 Blog 11 May 2007 For the first time Thailand’s anti-slavery law has been enforced, despite slavery being widespread and having been a criminal offence for over 50 years. On 25 April, Wipaporn Songmeesap was sentenced to seven years for enslaving a…
Child camel jockey programme extended 24 April 2007 Blog 24 April 2007 On 24 April, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government extended its agreement to rehabilitate and repatriate children trafficked as camel jockeys. The agreement with UNICEF extends a project which began in May 2005. Although this latest move…
Anti-Slavery International receives medal for ongoing work to end slavery 24 April 2007 News 24 April 2007 Anti-Slavery International was awarded the Wilberforce Medal by the Wilberforce Lecture Trust on 24 April. Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams presented the Award to Anti-Slavery International Director Aidan McQuade at City Hall in Hull in recognition…
Mauritanian president moves against slavery 25 March 2007 News 25 March 2007 Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Mauritania’s first democratically elected president, pledged he would toughen the country’s anti-slavery legislation and take action to help former slaves. This is the first time slavery has been officially acknowledged as a…
UK Government signs Council of Europe trafficking convention 23 March 2007 News 23 March 2007 In a welcome move, on 23 March the United Kingdom signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and pledged it would ratify this crucial convention. Anti-Slavery International, our supporters and partners…
London photo exhibition puts global slavery into focus 16 March 2007 News 16 March 2007 At least 12 million people worldwide, including in the UK, are in slavery 200 years after Britain abolished the Transatlantic Slave Trade. A striking new photo exhibition — Forgotten But Not Gone: Slavery and resistance 200 years…
Tony Blair apologies for Britain’s role in the Slave Trade 15 March 2007 News 15 March 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair said sorry for Britain’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. “I have said we are sorry and I say it again … [It is important] to remember what happened…
Need for UK Government action on slave trade legacies 15 March 2007 Blog 15 March 2007 Anti-Slavery International welcomes Prime Minister Tony Blair’s apology for Britain’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade (14 March) and calls on the Government take action in order to address the Slave Trade’s legacies. “This is an important…
Anti-Slavery International helps free trafficked women 7 March 2007 News 7 March 2007 In March, Anti-Slavery International helped free four women trafficked into prostitution in Côte d’Ivoire, resulting in their safe return home and the prosecution of their traffickers. The women, aged between 17 and 24, were trafficked from the…