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The Arrest of Mech Dara (Part I): Repression and Retaliation
Mech Dara, one of Cambodia’s last remaining independent journalists, was arrested yesterday outside the crime hub of Sihanoukville where so …
14-year-old South Sudanese girl at the center of a “marriage competition”
Recent data on South Sudan shows that 52% of girls are married before their 18th birthday, with some as young as …
Raw Seafoods sued by migrant tees for child labor violations
Three migrant teenagers have filed a federal lawsuit against Raw Seafoods, a major seafood supplier in Fall River, Massachusetts, alleging …
Even at McDonald’s modern slavery hides in plain sight
More people are living in slavery today than at any other time in modern history. And according to a recent BBC …
Human trafficking hero and Cambodian journalist who exposed cyber slavery arrested
*Update- Mech Dara, who was arrested Oct 1st, was released on bail after providing a video “apology” for his “false” …
Hurricane Helene recovery support in Florida depending on labor exploitation of incarcerated workers
Florida is once again turning to forced prison labor for essential public services. This time the state needs help clearing …
European influencers are cashing in on Xinjiang propaganda
The Uyghur region of China is home to the Uyghur people, one of China’s many ethnic minorities. It is also …
Forced marriage in Tanzania: the issue remains
In 2019, the High Court of Tanzania banned marriage for girls under 18. Sadly, forced marriages still occur across Africa, …
The insidious trade of human organs keeps growing but is still being ignored
The illegal trade in human organs has reached epidemic levels, yet public awareness remains alarmingly low. Nigerian human rights lawyer …
Gloves are off- China hits back against crackdown on Uyghur forced labor
Many fashion brands have been making efforts to purge their supply chains of cotton picked in the Uyghur region or any element …