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Niger has been found guilty of trivialising legal justice for survivors of modern slavery by the West African Court of Justice. Mohamed Camara, our Africa Programme Officer, shares Mrs F’s fight for freedom and justice. Credit: Ramadhan Azmi via Unsplash Mrs F was born into slavery… Keep reading »
As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research and a podcast series on the importance of including survivors in research and building policy responses, one of the peer researchers reflects on if the anti-slavery movement is ready to hear the voices of survivors. Keep reading »
This week the home secretary introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill, which would enact the Government’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’. Anti-Slavery International’s UK policy manager Kate Roberts outlines our concerns about the Bill – and explains why survivors’ voices must be heard. In October 2019, the UK was rocked… Keep reading »
In November the UK will host the COP26 UN climate change summit. Anti-Slavery International’s climate change and modern slavery advisor Fran Witt asks what world leaders could do to tackle the related issues of climate change and modern slavery. You might wonder what climate breakdown and… Keep reading »
As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research and a podcast series on the importance of including survivors in research and building policy responses, one of the peer researchers reflects on what the project and the inclusion of survivors means to her. Credit: [email protected]… Keep reading »
At any given time, 16 million people are estimated to be in forced labour in the private sector. That’s more than one in every 500 people. Workers across all industries – construction, agriculture, fashion, electronics, mining, cleaning, hospitality and many other more. This is an injustice that is not… Keep reading »
As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research on why survivor voices should be included in policy-making, here one survivor – Kimberley – explains her role in the project. It’s been well over a year now since our project began. For me personally, it… Keep reading »
With child labour on the rise for the first time in two decades, Anti-Slavery International’s international advocacy manager Kate Elsayed-Ali explains how our new strategy to tackle child slavery will help us to address one of the most appalling injustices facing millions of people worldwide. How modern slavery affects… Keep reading »
Climate change and modern slavery are serious challenges that need to be tackled together. Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods; environmental degradation is pushing millions more at risk of greater inequality,… Keep reading »
Anti-Slavery International’s UK Policy Manager Kate Roberts explains why the Government’s New Plan for Immigration could leave survivors struggling for sustainable freedom from exploitation The rhetoric and proposals that emerged from the Home Office on 24 March were, the Government claimed, all about making… Keep reading »