by Free the Slaves | Oct 29, 2012 | Haiti
Editor’s note: FTS Programs Director Karen Stauss rode out Hurricane Sandy last week while working in Haiti. I just drove past these words, painted haphazardly in French onto the side of a whitewashed wall: “Together let’s build Haiti. And rebuild it.” Was that irony?...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 25, 2012 | India
Its arrival causes quite a stir. It’s just a simple van. But when it stops in remote hamlets, singers pop out, signs go up, and villagers learn that their lives can be better. It’s called the “Anti-Slavery Chariot.” It tours communities where slavery is rampant. And...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 24, 2012 | Congo, Take Action
Three major U.S. business associations have asked a federal court to block a new corporate disclosure requirement that would reduce slavery in central Africa, according to news reports in the Wall Street Journal and Compliance Week. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce,...
