by Free the Slaves | Jun 8, 2011 | FTS Updates, India
Free the Slaves and its local partner in India just helped three survivors of sex trafficking to gain a legal victory against their three traffickers, now sentenced to 10 years in jail. In an unusual step, the judge also awarded half of their fine of approximately...
by Free the Slaves | May 25, 2011 | FTS Updates, India
Here is a heartwarming update from two 2010 Freedom Award winners! One of the most moving moments from the 2010 Freedom Awards occurred when Wilberforce Award winner Roger Plant announced from the stage that he was donating his cash prize to another award-winner,...
by Free the Slaves | May 18, 2011 | India, Slavery in the News
Free the Slaves partner in Nepal, WOSCC (The Women Skill Creation Centre) works to rehabilitate women returned from slavery. Many of the women who come to WOSCC are survivors of circus slavery in India. Life in the circus can be horrifying for these enslaved young...
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 Free the Slaves | Mar 15, 2011 | FTS Updates
Verite, a consultation firm specializing in helping businesses analyze their supply chains to ensure good labor practices, recently featured Free the Slaves on their website. Verite.org is a great place to start learning how the products we consume every day could be...
