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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...

Human Trafficking: An ordeal to reckon

Our globe is prey to the multiple ordeals - terrorism, surging poverty, soaring unemployment, global warming, conflicts among the countries, and refugee crisis are...

Human Trafficking in South Asia: Combating Crimes against Women

Human trafficking is a lucrative crime with instant results, an offence of grave circumvention of human existentialism and a slap on the global security...

The need for speed on modern slavery

Three years ago, world leaders committed to take effective measures to end modern slavery by 2030. By the best estimates, there are around 40.3...

Slavery is not dead: A View on Contemporary Human Exploitation

When thinking about slavery, people have the tendency to view it as “past history” and many will probably argue that slavery was definitively abolished...

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On February 1, President Trump imposed 25% tariffs and...

Beyond the Old Norms: Exploring China’s New Consumption Drivers

President Xi Jinping in his speech delivered during the Central...

Constructivism on Cultural Diplomacy: Cliburn and his Music Against the Cold War

The mention of music’s role in international relations is...

80 Years of Auschwitz Liberation: Is History Repeating Itself?

On 27 January 1945, Soviet troops marched in and...

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