2021 in action: how you helped us to fight slavery worldwide 25 January 2022 Blog It’s a new year and here at Anti-Slavery International, we’ve been reflecting on all the great achievements over the last year. In 2021, thanks to your generous support, we supported a staggering 17,880 people across 21 projects in 10 countries,…
Child slavery: denying children the right to an education 24 January 2022 Blog As we mark International Day of Education, Kate Alsayed-Ali, International Advocacy Manager at Anti-Slavery International, explains the brutal cycle of child slavery and educational exclusion. On 24 January, we mark International Day of Education. And with good reason: education is…
Mrs F’s fight for freedom and justice 22 July 2021 Blog 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. Mrs F was born into…
Is the anti-slavery movement ready to listen to survivors? 12 July 2021 Blog 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…
Nationality and Borders Bill – our concerns, and what we need to see 7 July 2021 Blog 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…
The importance of including survivors in research and policy building 2 July 2021 Blog 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.…
Why survivor voices matters: “Don’t call me sweetheart!” 17 June 2021 Blog 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…
UK Government immigration consultation – we need your help 23 April 2021 Blog Our UK policy manager Kate Roberts explains our position on the UK Government’s immigration consultation. Recently we have been asking supporters across the UK to write to their MPs, encouraging them to Ditch Detention for survivors of modern slavery. More…
The New Plan for Immigration won’t help survivors of modern slavery 26 March 2021 Blog 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…
Turkmenistan cotton harvest continued to use forced labour in 2020 23 March 2021 Blog A blog by Ruslan Myatiev, Editor of Turkmen.news, on how you could help to discourage businesses from using cotton tainted by human rights abuses in Turkmenistan The 2020 Turkmenistan cotton harvest has recently come to an end. Turkmenistan, a Central Asian…