by Free the Slaves | May 11, 2011 | Slavery in the News
Free the Slaves’ U.K. partner Anti-Slavery International estimates there are over 1.8 million people living in slavery in Pakistan. Canadian NGO SOS Children’s Villages recently sited an Asian Human Rights Commission report highlighting the enslavement of...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s important for those in the anti-slavery movement to let the world know that slavery can be eradicated. Alerting the public that slavery still exists is not enough. We must show the way to a world where all are free. This is why Free the Slaves celebrates...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 3, 2011 | Ghana
2008 Freedom Award winner James Kofi Annan is a survivor of childhood slavery. He was enslaved in Ghana’s fishing industry, forced to work in hazardous conditions on Lake Volta, beaten and subdued, given little to no compensation. See video of James Kofi Annan...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 2, 2011 | FTS Updates
Last weekend, Halogen TV premiered the 2010 Freedom Awards. We live tweeted and watched the broadcast along with the rest of you—it was just as inspiring and exciting to relive as it was to experience first hand. (I got to see what I looked like on camera, as I...
by Free the Slaves | Jan 30, 2011 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
Here’s the trailer for the Freedom Awards, which premiered last night on Halogen TV. If you missed it, don’t fret! It’s airing again tonight at 8pm ET.