by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 20, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, India
Like many children who fall into slavery, Mukhal’s story begins with tragedy. His father died three years ago, when he was 9, leaving his family in a precarious financial situation.Human traffickers are always on the lookout for this kind of vulnerability. One reached...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 30, 2016 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the magnitude of human trafficking is “stunning” and “outrageous.”“This is the 21st century,” he said, “we know that human civilization has had thousands of years to develop and make progress and establish rules, discern the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 23, 2016 | FTS Updates
Free the Slaves is thrilled to share the news that two outstanding individuals joined our board of directors this spring.Carolyn Long is an independent consultant, focusing on evaluation, research and capacity strengthening to improve roles of non-governmental...
by Terry FitzPatrick | May 12, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Thought Leadership
Inspiring news to report today: Free the Slaves has liberated 12,000 people from slavery! That’s worth saying twice. Free the Slaves has liberated 12,000 people from slavery! People who had been forced to do backbreaking work for no pay, by ruthless criminals...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Apr 25, 2016 | Nepal, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Thought Leadership
It’s been a year since the 2015 Nepal earthquake killed thousands and left large parts of the country in ruins. One of the key tragedies of the quake’s aftermath is that human traffickers preyed on desperate and vulnerable Nepalis, causing a rise in slavery cases.A...
