Slavery Abolition

Skip to Main Content Local News A visitor complaint prompted a review of quotes that are anti-war, pro-immigrant or highlight American hypocrisy on slavery ahead of the monument’s 251st anniversary celebration. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe, File By Jake Spring, Washington Post updated on June 5, 2026 4…

The potential tariffs are part of a crackdown by the Trump administration on 60 countries it says aren't doing enough to prevent the importation of goods made by forced labour. Photo: MANDEL NGAN The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says it would welcome efforts to remove forced labour from the…

The United Nations says sexual violence is one of the “most defining features” of Sudan’s war, now in its fourth year. It says sexual assaults have soared since the war began, but it did not have data on assaults by combatants. The UN said many women have been subjected to…

Australia is among dozens of countries facing a 12.5% trade tariff from the Trump administration for allegedly failing to prevent imports of goods made by slave labour. The US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, listed Australia among 54 economies that “failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation…

Society / Q&A / June 2, 2026 A conversation with the labor organizer about his new book, When The Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class. Chris Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), speaks during an ALU rally outside an Amazon warehouse in the…

Britain’s “first gay dads,” have been charged with rape and multiple other offenses. 57-year-old Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and 32-year-old Scott Hutchison have been charged with rape, sexual assault, and modern slavery trafficking for sexual exploitation. The two appeared in Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Friday. Essex police raided the pair’s Danbury home…

Quote of the Day : A meaningful Quote of the Day often survives far beyond the era in which it was spoken. Certain words continue to inspire generations because they speak to struggles and ambitions that remain deeply human. Few leaders in history have offered wisdom on perseverance, courage and…

Australian Federal Police have charged two women with slavery-related offenses following their return to the country after spending over seven years in a Syrian refugee camp.  The women, aged 53 and 31, were arrested at Melbourne Airport on Thursday and face crimes against humanity charges, specifically for allegedly owning and…

A Green Party candidate in London, UK, who has publicly backed slavery reparations from Britain, is reportedly descended from a Nigerian royal family with documented ties to the slave trade. Antoinette Fernandez, who is running as a councillor for Lea Bridge in Hackney, east London, has called for the UK…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Labor prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit Wednesday against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing the company of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions. The civil action suit before a labor court in the northern Brazilian state of Para seeks nearly 119 million reais (about…