More: Slavery
Socialists & Progressives Support the UN Declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity
The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a...
Cosmopolitanism in Action: Global Governance in the fight to Counter Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a crime that knows no borders or boundaries. Despite a global perception that human trafficking and slavery is an issue that...
The Lingering Shadows of Slavery
I still remember, a few summers ago, the haunting images of migrant workers in India trudging barefoot along highways, clinging to overcrowded trains and...
To Reparate or Not Reparate: A Nation’s Reckoning with Its Past
We all know the United States has a complicated past. One full of blood, tears, and vile acts. If you are like me, then...
50 million people in modern slavery
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
The latest Global Estimates...
It is Not Enough: African Ex-Slave Reparations in a Deeply Troubled Racist Plural America
It is not that I oppose reparations for Black American citizens with enslaved African slave ancestors; especially since my family would certainly qualify ....
Slavery and the real life bending sinister
What is slavery? It is nothing more than poverty of the mind. It is not a school of thought or a philosophy. It is...
Stacked Odds: A UN Report on Modern Slavery
On the occasion of International Girl Child Day, the United Nations (UN) came up a report ‘Stacked Odds’ based on Modern Slavery. For the...
World must not accept slavery in 21st century
Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the impact of the contemporary forms of slavery, underscoring that...
The pandemic is fuelling slavery and sexual exploitation, UN experts warn
The COVID-19 pandemic has played into the hands of slavers and traffickers and requires stronger government measures to prevent exploitation of vulnerable people, more...