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11 January 2014 ’12 Years a Slave’ should be an inspiration for modern slavery abolitionists. ’12 Years a Slave’ should inspire us to work against slavery today rather than simply reflect on past atrocities says Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International. Steve McQueen’s movie ’12 Years a Slave’ shows… Keep reading »
18 October 2011 Mike Leigh, the director of Another Year, Vera Drake and Happy-Go-Lucky, has made a passionate call for the British people to take part in the ongoing fight to end slavery across the world. Speaking especially for Anti-Slavery Day (Tuesday 18 October), the award-winning film director and writer,… Keep reading »
16 July 2009 Anti-Slavery International is one of the leading UK non-governmental organisations to set up a new Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, which aims to ensure that presumed trafficked persons in the UK can access their rights. The group seeks to understand the impact on presumed trafficked persons of the first… Keep reading »
16 February 2007 Joint Press Release: Amnesty International UK, Anti-Slavery International, Eaves, Unicef UK As a powerful new photographic exhibition revealing the reality of trafficking in the UK opens in St Paul’s Cathedral (21 February), four leading British charities – Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Eaves and Unicef UK— are calling… Keep reading »