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3 August 2015 By Dr Aidan McQuade, director Image from the US Department of State’s Flickr page. In spite of the controversies that sometimes mar the publication of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons report, one decision made this year is considerably less likely to… Keep reading »
31 July 2015 Press release Modern Slavery Act coming into force: ‘Only modest step to eradicate slavery’ say Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery International welcomes the Modern Slavery Act coming into force on Friday 31 July but stressed it is only a modest step to eradicate modern slavery in the country. Keep reading »
19 June 2015 The Council of Europe Trafficking Convention: Magna Carta of rights of trafficked persons. By Klara Skrivankova, Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator Pete Pattisson On Tuesday the 10th anniversary of the Council of Europe Trafficking Convention was marked in Strasbourg. I was honoured to… Keep reading »
1 May 2015 US Secretary of State urged to keep pressure on Thailand for anti-trafficking response. Human rights organisations, including Anti-Slavery International, Walk Free, Humanity United, Environmental Justice Foundation, Greenpeace USA and others urged US Secretary of State to maintain Thailand on Tier 3 of the upcoming Trafficking in Persons… Keep reading »
5 January 2015 Trafficking of East African women through the Sinai Desert. Voice of Freedom project exhibited photo stories of Eritrean and Ethiopian migrants who have been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Sinai desert. We are honoured to host their work on our website. Photo Voice presents… Keep reading »
30 September 2014 New report: Trafficking for forced criminal activities and begging in Europe. European states fail to protect thousands of people trafficked and forced into crime, a new study by the RACE in Europe Project lead by Anti-Slavery International claims. The report, entitled simply ‘Trafficking for Forced Criminal Activities… Keep reading »
8 September 2014 On 8 September 2014, a coalition of 10 UK retailers and seafood importers and IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative joined forces with Project Issara to launch a pilot project in Thailand to identify and address risks of human trafficking and labour abuses in their seafood supply chains. The… Keep reading »
30 July 2014 Trafficked people have the right to recover damages from their traffickers irrespective of their immigration status, Supreme Court ruled after intervention from Anti-Slavery International. In a landmark judgment on the first ever modern slavery case heard by the Supreme Court, the Court unanimously ruled that trafficked… Keep reading »
Modern Slavery Bill draft fails the victims of slavery says Anti-Slavery International. 16 December 2013 The draft Modern Slavery Bill, published today, does not address the protection of victims, says Anti-Slavery International. The organisation says that this element is not only a fulfilment of the legal right of a victim… Keep reading »
UK Anti-trafficking response fails victims of trafficking says report by Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. Failures of the UK’s system to identify, protect and assist victims of trafficking has been highlighted by the new report by Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. The report describes how the focus on the immigration status of… Keep reading »