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From a Vicious to Virtuous Circle: Addressing climate change, environmental destruction and contemporary slavery
Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods; environmental degradation …
What’s Happening Behind the UAE’s PR Mask
By Brian Dooley For many years, the United Arab Emirates has been one of Washington’s most repressive military allies. Its brutal …
Opinion: How modern slavery threatens climate efforts
Image: Haze following forest fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by: Aulia Erlangga / CIFOR / CC BY-NC-ND In response to the urgent …
Organ Trafficking: How Structural Inequality Leads to Individual Exploitation
Introduction “They took my passport and clothes…Then they drugged me. When I was awake, I found myself alone. I was …
The Concept of ‘Harbouring’ in the Trafficking in Persons Protocol
This Issue Paper examines the concept of ‘harbouring’ in the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in …
Human Traffickers and Drug Dealers Exploit Social Media to Expand Markets
The release of the so-called “Facebook Papers,” redacted versions of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s explosive testimony before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, reveals …
Human Trafficking 101: Combating Misinformation with Education
Communities that care – made up of people like you – are the single most powerful weapon we have to …
Understanding Trafficking in the R. Kelly Case: Stripping Away the Glamour to Understand the Crime
Human traffickers profit from preying on people’s vulnerabilities – then offering them something they want or need. What R&B singer …
Global Modern Slavery Directory
Modern slavery is a global issue that requires a coordinated global response. This is the case both for the work …
Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn’t fully fixed it
Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to what it calls domestic servitude: “a form of …