by Free the Slaves | Feb 29, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, Nepal, Thought Leadership
Police officers in Nepal sometimes respond with indifference to human trafficking cases, impeding slavery survivors’ access to justice.That is beginning to change, thanks to the Free the Slaves front-line partner organization GMSP. It is working with local and...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 21, 2015 | Advocacy, Nepal
With a new national charter that took effect over the weekend, Nepal has taken an unusual step: banning human trafficking directly in the country’s constitution.This puts Nepal – one of the world’s worst hot spots for modern-day slavery – in the vanguard of nations...
by Free the Slaves | Apr 9, 2015 | Nepal, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Google the term “M&E” and you’ll discover it means different things to different people. If you’re a builder, it means mechanical & electrical. If you’re an accountant, it means meals & entertainment. If you’re a filmmaker it means music & effects. And...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Nov 17, 2014 | Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Slavery in the News
New research from the group Walk Free and FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales estimates there are more people in slavery today than previously thought. The 2014 edition of the Walk Free Global Slavery Index reports that 35.8 million people are enslaved, a 23 percent increase...
