St Patrick: from a trafficked slave to an emblem of the country
Aidan McQuade on former slave St Patrick and his ideals of human rights and anti-slavery struggle. Keep reading »
Articles tagged with: Slavery general
34 articles with this tag.
Together, we can overcome
Dr. Aidan McQuade's lecture at Gresham College on the struggle against slavery in history and now. Keep reading »
Remember the past, act to end slavery today
Ellie McDonald blogs about the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Keep reading »
Why we mark Anti-Slavery Day
18 October 2015 Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer Today, on 18 October, we are marking the Anti-Slavery Day in Britain and Anti-Trafficking Day across the European Union. Why on earth do we need a day to mark slavery in the 21st century I hear you asking? Isn’t… Keep reading »
Slavery included in UN development goals
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 »
Analysis of Modern Slavery Act
“Big step in the right direction but deficiencies leave us – and victims of modern slavery – wholly unsatisfied” Photo: Protest outside of the Parliament demanding protections for overseas domestic workers Anti-Slavery’s Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator Klara Skrivankova analyses the Modern Slavery Act The final version of the… Keep reading »
Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group publishes Alternative Modern Slavery Bill
22 July 2014 The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) has created an Alternative Modern Slavery Bill, to assist in the scrutiny and strengthening of the government’s Modern Slavery Bill currently before the Parliament. At present, the Modern Slavery Bill drafted by the government lacks the necessary provisions to successfully prevent… Keep reading »
Parliamentary Committee on Modern Slavery Bill shows the government the way to go in tackling slavery
8 April 2014 New Modern Slavery Bill must focus on victims say MPs. Anti-Slavery International welcomes the findings of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Draft Modern Slavery Bill after its report stressed the focus of the Bill needs to shift toward the victim protection in order to effectively… Keep reading »
Steve McQueen becomes a patron of Anti-Slavery International
Steve McQueen becomes a patron of Anti-Slavery International to help end modern slavery. The director of the award winning film ’12 Years a Slave’ Steve McQueen announced his patronage for Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery is delighted to announce that Steve McQueen has become a patron of Anti-Slavery International to join… Keep reading »
Bolivia should not lower minimum employment age say campaigners
24 January 2014 ‘Bolivia should not lower the minimum employment age’ Anti-Slavery and partners tell the president Bolivia is currently considering reducing the minimum employment age to 12. Anti-Slavery International and its partners, Global March Against Child Labour and Human Rights Watch, have sent… Keep reading »