Slavery Abolition

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says people who once dismissed Ghana’s United Nations resolution on the trans-Atlantic slave trade as merely an academic exercise is now being proven wrong, as reparatory justice gains global traction through apologies, acknowledgements and policy shifts. Addressing heads of state, foreign ministers, scholars and…

A slavery exhibit becomes a flashpoint in Philadelphia ahead of America's 250th Attorney and tour guide Raina Yancey wants the federal government to fully restore a slavery exhibit taken down months ago at the President's House in Philadelphia. Adrian Florido hide caption toggle caption Adrian Florido President Trump's fight to…

In Nigeria, young women are being deceived and lured to Arabian countries with promises of securing them promising jobs. However, upon arrival, the narrative changes. Most of them end up being trafficked and are forced into different forms of exploitation. Some are used for prostitution, while others are subjected to…

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs related to topics such as climate change, slavery and Indigenous and LGBTQ+ history that were removed under an executive order to purge language at national parks that allegedly cast America in a negative light. The order has prompted the…

In brief Trade minister Don Farrell says a new US tariff hike on exports is not linked to Australia's anti-slavery laws. The Trump administration announced the new tariffs last week to widespread international pushback. A tariff hike on exports to the United States is not linked to Australia's response to…

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…