by Terry FitzPatrick | Nov 17, 2014 | Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Slavery in the News
New research from the group Walk Free and FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales estimates there are more people in slavery today than previously thought. The 2014 edition of the Walk Free Global Slavery Index reports that 35.8 million people are enslaved, a 23 percent increase...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 24, 2011 | India, Slavery in the News
Here’s a news link about a part of the world that Free the Slaves is very active in: Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has high rates of generational slavery. Entire villages have been trapped in debt bondage for generations....
by Free the Slaves | Jan 21, 2011 | Slavery in the News
Free the Slaves partner in the U.K., Anti-Slavery International (ASI)—the oldest human rights organizations in the world—was featured on the BBC yesterday in a segment on slave labor in Dubai. The piece was produced by veteran foreign correspondent John Simpson, noted...
