Response to Home Affairs Committee report on human trafficking 14 May 2009 Blog 14 May 2009 In response to today’s (Thursday 14 May) Home Affairs Committee report on human trafficking, Klara Skrivankova, Trafficking Programme Co-ordinator for Anti-Slavery International, which submitted evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry, said: “The Home Affairs Committee is right to…
Backdated compensation ignores forgotten child camel jockeys 12 May 2009 Blog 12 May 2009 In the wake of the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to backdate compensation for former Bangladeshi child camel jockeys, Anti-Slavery International calls for the UAE to explain the whereabouts of the nearly 2,000 unaccounted for…
Time Magazine ‘Top 100’ award for Hadijatou 30 April 2009 Blog 30 April 2009 Hadijatou Mani, the former slave who successfully sued Niger for failing to protect her from slavery, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The 25-year-old was recognised…
Clinton and Obama honour Hadijatou 12 March 2009 Blog 12 March 2009 Hilary Clinton and Michelle Obama have honoured a former slave in recognition of her courage in combating slavery in her home country of Niger. The US Secretary of State and First Lady presented 24-year-old Hadijatou Mani with…
Hidden slavery in UK cannabis factories 10 March 2009 Blog 10 March 2009 In response to the BBC findings published today (10 March 2009) on the large rise in the number of ‘cannabis factories’ in the UK, Aidan McQuade, Director of Anti-Slavery International, said: “If the number of cannabis factories…
UN says governments fail to protect victims of trafficking 18 February 2009 Blog 18 February 2009 Nearly 99 per cent of trafficking victims are not identified, the first United Nations global report on human trafficking has found. The report also criticises governments for failing to prosecute traffickers and exposes the role women play…
Congolese warlord on trial for recruiting child soldiers 30 January 2009 Blog 30 January 2009 A Congolese militia leader accused of recruiting child soldiers is being tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague this week. The case is the first to come before the ICC. Thomas Lubanga, the former…
Landmark High Court verdict in UK 20 January 2009 Blog 20 January 2009 Anti-Slavery International welcomes the landmark decision by the High Court yesterday (19 February 2009) to compensate four Moldovan women trafficked into forced prostitution in the UK with more than £600,000 in damages, and calls for the compensation…
Sudan accused of making thousands slaves in Darfur 6 January 2009 Blog 6 January 2009 Thousands of civilians in Darfur are being abducted for forced labour and sexual slavery by the Sudanese Army and government backed militia, according to a report published in December. Many of the abductions take place during armed…
Brazil rescues more than 4,500 slaves 6 January 2009 Blog 6 January 2009 Brazil’s anti-slavery taskforce rescued 4,634 slaves from remote ranches and plantations last year, according to government figures released this week. The taskforce took part in a record 133 raids as well as visiting 255 different farms in…