Slavery Abolition

I visited Gorée Island, just off the coast of Senegal, in September 2005. The island was one of the centres created for the departure of Africans who were captured on the African continent and taken into slavery. On Gorée Island, you will see a huge building that has luxurious apartments…

Diplomat fined $100k for 'egregious' Canberra worker exploitation case Updated December 12 2024 - 7:09pm, first published 6:26pm Updated December 12 2024 - 7:09pm, first published 6:26pm A senior Sri Lankan diplomat has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 after she refused to engage in federal court proceedings after…

Sydney —  Civil society groups and academics say that Australia is falling behind other countries in tackling slavery. The government this week released its response to an independent assessment of Australia's slavery laws. The review found that the legislation had “not yet caused meaningful change” for victims and made various…

The Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) Police has arrested a key suspect who was allegedly part of a gang that sent job aspirants to Laos and forced scamming jobs. He was nabbed when he was about to leave for Laos in Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. Educated youth from…

President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of Slavery, in the capital Luanda, Angola on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.   -   Copyright © africanews Ben Curtis/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 04/12 - 06:56 Angola Speaking of “our nation's original sin,” U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday…

Africa | In Angola, Biden Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not Be Erased https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/africa/angola-biden-slavery.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. In becoming the first American leader to visit…

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Cyriacus Nnaji In a bid to draw global attention to the wanton annihilation of lives which is induced by gender and sexual molestation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) One Billion Rising in conjunction with Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (IRISE) have joined the rest of the world to mark…

Brits using cash-only nail bars, barbers or car washes are 'feeding the problem' of illegal migration and fuelling slavery, warns top Home Office official By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 13:34 GMT, 1 December 2024 | Updated: 14:09 GMT, 1 December 2024 Britons using cash-only nail bars, barbers…

Larry Madowo has provided an update on the status of Kenyan nurses who are being working under slavery-like conditions and who plight made headlines despite the government refuting the claims. The CNN journalist first  took to social media to highlight the plight of the Kenyan nurses who left the country…