by Free the Slaves | Sep 8, 2011 | FTS Updates
CNN covered how Free the Slaves staff and partners work to alleviate modern-day slavery despite challenges like extreme poverty. Ghana director Emmanuel Otoo shares his gratitude for his mother’s choices and his motivation to continue his work. “We observe...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 7, 2011 | FTS Updates
CNN’s Freedom Project reminds us that while the internet can be wonderful for awareness it is also a tool for trafficking people in slavery. It’s shocking to hear that in 2010 slave traders made more than Google, Nike , and Starbucks combined! It’s...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 15, 2011 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
The June 23rd ATEST/CNN International event featured Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, the State Department’s human trafficking chief, Academy Award-winning actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for Human Trafficking Mira Sorvino, CNN...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 29, 2011 | Slavery in the News
There’s been plenty of news coverage since Monday’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report from the U.S. State Department. The report ranks 184 countries on how well they’re combating trafficking and slavery. On MSNBC and in the Washington Times, stories highlight that...
by Free the Slaves | Jun 27, 2011 | Slavery in the News
Last Friday, Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales was interviewed on CNN, talking about modern-day slavery in the United States. He stressed that victims of slavery are often the people we overlook—”the people we tend to treat as if they were almost...
