by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 20, 2014 | Slavery in the News, Take Action, Uncategorized
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says “no government, anywhere yet, is doing enough” to eradicate slavery, and “zones of impunity” exist around the world that allow trafficking to flourish. Kerry’s comments came as he unveiled the State...
by Maurice Middleberg | Jun 5, 2014 | Take Action
What if you had no choice but to send your child away, hoping she’d be fed, go to school and be safe? What if you found out that instead she was held against her will, abused and forced to work? No father wants to send his daughter to be enslaved as a maid in...
by Free the Slaves | May 1, 2014 | FTS Updates
There are thousands of NGO’s working toward a better future. Whether it is environmental issues, poverty reduction, anti-human trafficking, disaster relief or veteran services, the world’s civil society is on the rise. To honor these organizations and the people who...
by Free the Slaves | Apr 17, 2014 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News, Take Action, Uncategorized
If the battle against slavery hasn’t reached your faith community yet, it may be coming soon. A major global faith initiative to end modern-day slavery is taking root. Leading religious representatives and the Walk Free Foundation signed a groundbreaking...
by Maurice Middleberg | Apr 11, 2014 | FTS Updates
Education and slavery are interconnected. There are 57 million children worldwide who should be in school, but aren’t. About 5.5 million of them are slaves. This is why Free the Slaves has been asked to join a global partnership of leading organizations that is...