by Terry FitzPatrick | Apr 27, 2012 | Slavery in the News
Historic news this week from a special U.N court. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted of “aiding and abetting” crimes against humanity. The charges included sexual slavery of women, and conscripting children to fight as soldiers, which is also a...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 14, 2010 | FTS Updates
In Northern Uganda, Free the Slaves partner Friends of Orphans heals entire communities with their Peace Scout program. The founder of Uganda’s Friends of Orphans, Ricky Anywar, was the 2008 recipient of the Harriet Tubman Freedom Award, given every year to...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
This is the first of three case studies, written back in July, on the work of Friends of Orphans (FRO), our partner organization in Uganda. FRO founder Anywar Ricky Richard was the recipient of the annual Harriet Tubman Freedom Award. Abducted in 1998 as a young girl,...
