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European Parliament Passes Tough New Rule to Ban “Conflict Minerals”

by Terry FitzPatrick | May 21, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo, Slavery in the News, Slavery-Free Commerce

European companies may soon have to ensure that their products do not contain so-called “conflict minerals” that are often mined by slaves. The European Parliament “made history” yesterday, according to a statement by Amnesty International and Global Witness, by...

Free the Slaves is Making Movies to Inspire Social Change

by Terry FitzPatrick | May 8, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, Congo, FTS Model for Freedom, FTS Updates

Imagine this scene in remote town in the Congo. A van pulls up and workers jump out to erect a giant screen. At sunset, a movie starts to play in the village square. In a community without electricity, people gather to watch the spectacle, transfixed by a story on the...

FTS Joins Call for New U.S. Envoy for Central Africa

by Terry FitzPatrick | Mar 3, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo

Free the Slaves joined 22 other organizations this week urging U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to appoint a new special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The U.S. “has played an increasingly central role in...

A Major Step Forward for U.S. Corporate Accountability

by Terry FitzPatrick | Apr 22, 2014 | Slavery in the News

Many U.S. companies must soon disclose if their products are tainted by minerals often mined by slaves in central Africa. A federal appeals court panel has upheld most elements of the “conflict minerals rule,” which is a new corporate transparency regulation that can...

Peace in Congo is Opportunity to Combat Slavery

by Free the Slaves | Jan 9, 2014 | Congo, Slavery in the News

This year brings a remarkable opportunity to a country that has been gripped by conflict for decades. With the M23 rebels vanquished, slavery can become a new focus for building lasting peace and prosperity for all in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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