Pakistan: From Slave to Abolitionist, One Woman’s Journey

Veero took a terrifying risk to break free from slavery. She slipped away, alone and on foot, from a farm where men were kept in leg irons and women were guarded by armed thugs. She now shows others how they can walk to freedom too. Read more about Veero’s courageous journey from slave to abolitionist—and […]
September 23, 2010

Veero took a terrifying risk to break free from slavery. She slipped away, alone and on foot, from a farm where men were kept in leg irons and women were guarded by armed thugs. She now shows others how they can walk to freedom too.

Read more about Veero’s courageous journey from slave to abolitionist—and how Free the Slaves supports her work—here.

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