Slavery Abolition

Image source, University of Guyana Image caption, Charlie Gladstone read an apology to the people of Guyana on behalf of his family The descendants of former Prime Minister William Gladstone are facing calls to pay reparations to Jamaica for an ancestor's role in slavery. The Gladstone family apologised for its…

Allegations of Uyghur forced labor taking place in China’s fashion industry has resurfaced as a hot button issue ahead of next month’s G20 Summit.  The intergovernmental event held in New Delhi this year is slated to address topics such as green development, multilateral institutions for the 21st century, and women-led development.…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Nathan Ellgren And Gary Fields Published Aug 25, 2023  •  Last updated Aug 25, 2023  •  5 minute read WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling that — for the moment — the monument to the…

Through the partnership, Princes has hired and trained 32 migrant workers living in vulnerable conditions, who will work across a variety of roles at the group’s Foggia-based tomato processing facility during the 2023 harvest season. Casa Sankara aims to foster social inclusion and enhance living conditions for victims of modern…

Actor Jim Caviezel says a new movie that hits theaters on the Fourth of July could have the same impact on child sex trafficking that a famous book by Harriet Beecher Stowe had on slavery in America. The new film, Sound of Freedom (PG-13), follows the true story of a…

‘No amount can encompass the full scope of damage done by the institution of slavery and ongoing discrimination,’ the group argues...Read More

A woman has revealed how her own mother sold her into sex slavery at the age of six years old.  Anneke Lucas said that she was sold into a Belgian aristocratic pedophile network in 1969, where boys and girls were raped, tortured, and murdered, per Daily Mail. Lucas mentioned that…

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of the legal abolition of slavery in the Netherlands, including its former colonies in the Caribbean. "On this day that…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. The king’s speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology late…

AMSTERDAM — Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. The king’s speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology late last year for…