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Slavery Abolition

It’s time for slavery reparations, ‘the gravest crime against humanity,’ UN General Assembly says Slavery Abolition

It’s time for slavery reparations, ‘the gravest crime against humanity,’ UN General Assembly says

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.” The resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces,…
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March 25, 2026
Would Epstein victims have been denied help after changes to UK slavery system? Slavery Abolition

Would Epstein victims have been denied help after changes to UK slavery system?

Survivors of sex trafficking offences similar to those committed by Jeffrey Epstein may be refused support under the UK’s modern slavery system due to immigration law changes introduced by the previous government, experts have warned. Sara* was trafficked around the UK and sexually exploited in her teens and into adulthood,…
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March 25, 2026
Ghana leads global push for UN recognition of slavery as worst crime against humanity Slavery Abolition

Ghana leads global push for UN recognition of slavery as worst crime against humanity

Ghana, backed by the African Union, is intensifying diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to rally global support for a resolution that would, for the first time, formally declare the Transatlantic Slave Trade the gravest crime against humanity. This move is aimed at pushing reparations, accountability, and a long-delayed global…
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March 19, 2026
Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Elects Sameer Somal and Dr. Cecily Zander to Board of Directors Slavery Abolition

Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Elects Sameer Somal and Dr. Cecily Zander to Board of Directors

Entrepreneur & Professor Join Leadership of the Nation's Oldest Lincoln Organization The Abraham Lincoln Association, one of the nation’s most respected historical organizations, established in 1908, has named Mr. Sameer Somal, Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum Board Member,  and Dr. Cecily Zander of the University of Wyoming, to its Board…
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March 18, 2026
From slavery to the White House, the Ficklin family served presidents for nearly 8 decades Slavery Abolition

From slavery to the White House, the Ficklin family served presidents for nearly 8 decades

Skip to Main Content National News One family by the president’s side for one-third of America’s 250-year existence. In this undated photo provided by The White House, John Woodson Ficklin poses for a photos with President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter at the White House in Washington. (The…
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March 15, 2026
They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’ Slavery Abolition

They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’

CAMAÇARI, Brazil — Colorado Road was never a place where much happened. Set off on the impoverished fringes of this obscure Brazilian city, it bore little of note beyond a small ballet school, a few sun-scorched shrubs and a row of humble dwellings hidden behind decaying walls — until one…
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March 14, 2026