by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 27, 2010 | FTS Updates
Like tens of thousands of children in Haiti, Cam-Suze was held as a restavek*, a child slave. Her life changed when she met Free the Slaves’ partner, Fondasyon Limyè Lavi. When she was recently asked to contrast her life now with a childhood in slavery she said: “Oh...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 24, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Wyclef Jean says if he were President of Haiti, the eradication of slavery would be one of his top priorities. But the rapper’s bid for presidency was recently denied by Haitian officials. Jean blamed the current Haitian President René Préval for ousting him...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 14, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Children & Young People Now: Help for trafficked children caught in cannabis farms: “Children are being trafficked into the UK to work in so-called “cannabis factories”. There are now moves to treat those found during raids as victims rather than...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 30, 2010 | Slavery in the News
A brief article appeared over the weekend in The Palm Beach Post with the headline: “Human trafficking becoming epidemic in Florida.” The piece was likely a response to the recent rash of modern day slavery arrests reported in the sunshine state. All but...
