Open Democracy

In an opinion piece published by openDemocracy this week, Ben Chapman-Schmidt addresses the use, and misuse, of the term ‘sex [...]

Borders no longer exist only along the confines of a territory – they are now embedded in our societies, rearing their head every time [...]

Amid the tremendous popularity of the film “Sound of Freedom,” which has made over 100 million dollars already, a critical [...]

Uzbekistan has embarked on major reforms and increased diplomatic engagement since Shavkat Mirziyoyev took over as president. Yet, [...]

The Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 climate summit concluded last week after two weeks of tense discussions with world leaders. Well past the [...]

As Theresa May bids farewell to politics, her legacy is one of controversy, particularly within migrant communities and advocacy [...]

It has become increasingly common to talk about a “race to the bottom” when it comes to the erosion of workers’ [...]

Bangladeshi migrant workers are reporting returning to their home countries saddled with debt after paying high recruitment fees to [...]

Modern slavery victims in the U.K. are legally entitled to specialist support under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract regardless [...]

This past week the UK Modern Slavery Act turned four years old. Yet while the government has spent upwards of £100 million to tackle [...]

India’s newly proposed Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill 2021 is coming under fire for its lack [...]

“It was like a prison. […] It was traumatic. There were high walls, barbed wires, cameras everywhere. Everywhere you went there were [...]

The European Union’s support for the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) is set to deepen with the opening of a new Maritime Rescue [...]

Sex workers in Jamaica face more violence from clients and the police than traffickers, but addressing this problem is one too [...]