by Free the Slaves | Oct 1, 2010 | Slavery in the News
It’s exciting to see anti-slavery activism highlighted in this year’s CNN Heroes. Mira Sorvino, who was named UN Goodwill Ambassador for Human Trafficking last year is presenting and promoting the campaign. And one of the 10 runners up is Anuradha Koirala,...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 20, 2010 | FTS Updates
Free the Slaves 2010 William Wilberforce Freedom Award winner is featured on Huffington Post! Roger Plant headed up a special branch of the UN’s International Labor Organization dedicated to combatting slavery. His first order of business was to count the number...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 1, 2010 | Slavery in the News
UN LAUNCHES FUND TO ASSIST SLAVERY SURVIVORS UN Announces “Global Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons.” Ten years ago, the UN General Assembly first officially recognized the need to combat human trafficking by implementing the Protocol to...