Backdated compensation ignores forgotten child camel jockeys 12 May 2009 Blog 12 May 2009 In the wake of the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to backdate compensation for former Bangladeshi child camel jockeys, Anti-Slavery International calls for the UAE to explain the whereabouts of the nearly 2,000 unaccounted for…
Congolese warlord on trial for recruiting child soldiers 30 January 2009 Blog 30 January 2009 A Congolese militia leader accused of recruiting child soldiers is being tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague this week. The case is the first to come before the ICC. Thomas Lubanga, the former…
International conference on child slavery to be held in 2008 9 November 2007 Blog 9 November 2007 An international conference is to be held on all aspects of child slavery at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE), University of Hull, UK in association with Anti-Slavery International, Gilda Lehrman Center,…
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…