New Mauritanian anti-slavery law is worthless if not implemented 18 August 2015 News 18 August 2015 Press release Minority Rights Group International (MRGI) and Anti-Slavery International welcomed the adoption of a new anti-slavery law in Mauritania but said that it will be worthless if it is not implemented. Slavery has been criminalised in…
Slavery included in UN development goals 4 August 2015 Blog 04 August 2015 Slavery included in UN development goals: Great news for people in slavery and good victory for Anti-Slavery International By Dr Aidan McQuade, Director The pending inclusion of slavery as a target in the post 2015 Sustainable Development…
Parosha Chandran a Trafficking in Persons Hero 3 August 2015 Blog 3 August 2015 By Dr Aidan McQuade, director In spite of the controversies that sometimes mar the publication of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons report, one decision made this year is considerably less likely to cause dissension. Parosha…
Modern Slavery Act comes into force 31 July 2015 News 31 July 2015 Press release Modern Slavery Act coming into force: ‘Only modest step to eradicate slavery’ say Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery International welcomes the Modern Slavery Act coming into force on Friday 31 July but stressed it is only a…
Uzbekistan: US TiP Report supports forced labour 27 July 2015 News 27 July 2015 Press release U.S. decisions on Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Trafficking in Persons report supports state-sponsored forced labour and fails victims. UZBEKISTAN The U.S. government upgraded the Uzbek government’s ranking in its 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report despite…
Protecting the rights of construction workers migrating to Qatar 24 July 2015 Blog 24 July 2015 Protecting the rights of construction workers migrating to Qatar – new project by Anti-Slavery International By Sarah Mount, South Asia Programme Co-ordinator The exploitation and abuse of thousands of South Asian construction workers in Qatar has been…
Mauritanian government denies the existence of slavery 15 July 2015 Blog Analysis: Slavery Denial and other ways to discredit the Anti-Slavery movement, writes Sarah Mathewson How can the government of Mauritania continue to deny the existence of slavery, a practice that apparently affects many thousands of people in the country? Indeed, while…
Mauritania slavery verdict 10 July 2015 Blog 10 July 2015 Mauritanian Justice System fails a victim of slavery yet again whilst slave-owner walks free. By Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer We have just received news of a verdict in one of our slavery cases in…
Talibés ruling mounts pressure on Senegal 7 July 2015 Blog 7 July 2015 Historic ruling mounts pressure on Senegal to deal with forced child begging. By Sarah Mathewson, Africa Programme Co-ordinator Good news from Senegal! In a historic ruling, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of…
From child domestic work exploitation to meeting the Queen 23 June 2015 Blog 23 June 2015 The change is possible! By Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer When Angel Benedicto was 16 years old it’s unlikely she thought that her future held being named a Queen’s Young Leader, and casually mingling with…