Slavery Abolition

Remember Desmond Elliot? The romantic lead Desmond Elliot? If you did not know him from his Nollywood days, then you would know him as the member representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. He was one of those alleged to have supported the impeachment of Mudashiru…

The report said victims of modern slavery are being 'exploited in plain sight...Read More

August 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, and wholly a movement of protest and resistance...Read More

SECURITY War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance With the release of Apple Watch Series 12, Apple has decided that it's ok to capture people's conversations without their consent. The latest Apple Watch comes with Audio Intelligence, a set of AI audio processing capabilities tuned for the company's…

The USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Thailand after spending more than nine months at sea, and pictures showing the condition of the huge American aircraft carrier have caused a lot of reaction online. The warship arrived at a port south of Bangkok on Wednesday, September 2, after spending 286…

The USS Abraham Lincoln left for the US Sunday after a five-day port visit in Thailand and an extended deployment in the Middle East. In a Sunday statement announcing the vessel's departure, U.S. Navy Capt. Dan Keeler — the Lincoln's commanding officer — thanked "the people of Thailand for their…

King Charles is set to receive a landmark Jamaican petition seeking answers over Britain's role in slavery and its case for reparations. The petition is due to be formally lodged with the King on Monday, asks Charles to use his position to seek legal clarification over the treatment of enslaved…

Zimbabweans working in the United Kingdom on sponsored jobs have been given a major new protection if they are formally recognised as victims of modern slavery. The change could be particularly significant for Zimbabwean care workers who travelled to the UK through the sponsorship system, commonly referring to themselves as…

A 34-year-old vulnerable woman was held as a slave, forced to work and repeatedly abused before dying from extreme neglect, prosecutors say. A Hungarian couple convicted of abusing and starving a vulnerable 34-year-old woman to death could face significantly harsher sentences after prosecutors appealed the first-instance verdict. The couple, who…

The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a new measure allowing recognised victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas to leave exploitative employers without risking their immigration status. The move is aimed at protecting vulnerable migrant workers who may previously have felt trapped in abusive workplaces because their right…