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
Don’t confuse human trafficking with human smuggling. One is a form of slavery, the other is an act a person consents to. (For a good definition of human trafficking, go here.) In a report, written in 2005 titled “Trafficking in Persons in the United...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 27, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Here is a round-up of news coverage surrounding the discovery of 72 massacred migrants in the town of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Reports say the murder victims may have also been victims of human trafficking—an increasingly lucrative crime. CNN: Lead...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 26, 2010 | Slavery in the News
The Economist: A review of The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce’s Circle Transformed Britain by Stephen Tomkins (Lion Hudson): “Readers will probably turn first to the sections on slavery and Sierra Leone, where released slaves were taken, supposedly to enjoy...
