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29 Nov 2021 17 minute read

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Lloyd’s of London’s debt

What would be the cost of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and ongoing support of fossil fuels? Sahar...

27 Jan 2021 3 minute read

This article is more than two years old.

Spotlight: Tse Tse Fly Middle East

Louise Gray turns her attention to the anti-slavery musical activism of Tse Tse Fly Middle East.

Following the police killing of George Floyd, 300 people gather outside the Minnesota capitol building to demand reparations from the United States government for years of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, redlining, and violence against black people from police in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 19, 2020. Credit: Fibonacci Blue

14 Dec 2020 7 minute read

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Reparations – an idea whose time has come?

Does a racially just future need to include reparations for transatlantic slavery or is that a distraction from achieving...

1 Oct 2017 3 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Down with America’s racist monuments

It should not be controversial to take down statues of defenders of slavery, writes Mark Engler.

10 May 2017 2 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Slave to Fashion Launch

New Internationalist launch Safia Minney's latest book Slave to Fashion, shining a spotlight on...

21 Oct 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Students, Solidarity and Sweatshops

After its long history of standing up against injustice, the student movement is taking on the issue of modern slavery, writes...

18 Feb 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Former Kamlari slave girls pave the way for change in Nepal

By speaking out about their experiences, survivors have helped change society, reports Kevin Childs.

21 Sep 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Saudi abuse scandal rocks India

A recent, shocking case underlines the dangers of diplomatic immunity, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

30 Jul 2015 6 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

The tragedy of young migrants in austerity-hit Greece

Undocumented refugees fleeing conflict and poverty are most vulnerable to exploitation, writes Jameela Freitas...

18 Mar 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Exploited and confined in British households

MPs have rejected an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill that could have protected migrant workers. Javier Pérez de...

11 Mar 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Free the seafood slaves

Migrant workers are still being violently abused in the Thai fishing industry, reports Steve Trent.

1 Jan 2014 2 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Mauritania, slavery hotspot

Katie Harris explains why this desert nation has the world's highest rates of slavery and outlines moves for...

1 Nov 2013 7 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

A prisoner in the house

For hundreds of South Asian women each year, an arranged marriage in Britain leads not to love but to slavery. Samira...

16 Jul 2012 2 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Slavery still widespread in Mauritania

Shortly after modern-day slave masters are sent to prison in the UK, Iris Gonzales reminds us the practice is...

5 Jul 2011 4 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Digging the Old Bailey archive

Sokari Ekine embarks on a journey to find if justice was served for Africans in Britain in the eighteenth...

13 Jun 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Children for sale

Monday 13 June marked the International Day Against Child Labour, a day millions of the world's exploited and abused children...

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