Mayor says sorry for London slave trade role 24 August 2007 News 24 August 2007 In an important move forward, London’s Mayor Ken Livingston apologised for the capital’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and declared 23 August the city’s annual slavery memorial day. Marking International Day for the Remembrance of the…
UK Government plans leave migrant domestics at risk of slavery 22 August 2007 Blog 22 August 2007 Migrant domestic workers’ vulnerability to exploitation and slavery — including human trafficking — will be greatly increased under UK Government’s proposed changes to the migration system. On 23 August, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave…
London photo exhibition puts global slavery into focus 16 March 2007 News 16 March 2007 At least 12 million people worldwide, including in the UK, are in slavery 200 years after Britain abolished the Transatlantic Slave Trade. A striking new photo exhibition — Forgotten But Not Gone: Slavery and resistance 200 years…
Tony Blair apologies for Britain’s role in the Slave Trade 15 March 2007 News 15 March 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair said sorry for Britain’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. “I have said we are sorry and I say it again … [It is important] to remember what happened…
Need for UK Government action on slave trade legacies 15 March 2007 Blog 15 March 2007 Anti-Slavery International welcomes Prime Minister Tony Blair’s apology for Britain’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade (14 March) and calls on the Government take action in order to address the Slave Trade’s legacies. “This is an important…
Leading charities call on governments to act as new photography exhibition exposes UK trafficking reality 16 February 2007 News 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 –…
Tony Blair announces UK will sign anti-trafficking convention 23 January 2007 News 23 January 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on 22 January the United Kingdom would sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, bringing the guarantee of help and protection for…