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Robert Kraft: A case study in caution for the anti-trafficking sector Law & Policy
Wednesday February 10, 2021

Robert Kraft: A case study in caution for the anti-trafficking sector

Jamison Liang

Nearly two years ago, Robert Kraft made national media headlines. The owner of the New England Patriots had apparently been linked to a massive, multimillion-dollar sex trafficking ring spanning from Florida to New York, where authorities claimed immigrant Chinese women working in massage parlors were trafficked, brought to the United States under false promises of legitimate spa jobs, only to be forced to provide sexual services to customers on the side. The media and a curious public descended on Orchids of Asia Day Spa, a small massage shop tucked away in a strip mall in Jupiter,

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Other slavery
Monday February 1, 2021

Calling on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to divest from prison slavery

Are you an HBCU student, alumni, or staff member looking to take action? Add your name below to call on your university to divest from prison slavery! We are calling on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to divest from Aramark Company, a food service company that holds contracts with corrections departments across the United States and has well-documented links to reports of forced labor within prisons. On July 21, 2020, we wrote to HBCU colleges that have contracts with the company calling on them to divest from Aramark. This

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payzee mahmod Activists
Friday January 22, 2021

Welcoming campaigner Payzee Mahmod to the Board of Directors

Freedom United is delighted to welcome Payzee to its Board of Directors, effective January 13, 2021. Payzee Mahmod is already familiar to many of our supporters as she leads Freedom United’s campaign to help end forced or coerced child marriage by criminalizing marriage under the age of 18. In the UK under 18s can get married with the permission of their parents which facilitates parental coercion. Payzee Mahmod is a powerful speaker and advocate, a campaigner against child marriage and FGM, who is currently serving with IKWRO – Iranian and Kurdish Womens Rights Organisation and as

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Other slavery
Thursday January 21, 2021

Calling on Universities to divest from prison slavery

You probably know that the United States did not abolish slavery with the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude remains legal as punishment for a crime. However, even those who are not convicted of crimes – including immigrant detainees – have allegedly been subjected to forced labor behind bars. The U.S. public and private prison and immigration detention industry continue to exploit profit from inmates, particularly people from black and brown communities. They are, in effect, trafficked into the prison industrial complex. That is why we are partnering with Be Better Belmont, a

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Anti-slavery activists
Wednesday January 24, 2024

Survey results: What our supporters want from Freedom United in 2024

We can’t wait to share the results of our 2023 supporter survey! Thanks to you, we now have a clearer picture of how YOU want to see the Freedom United platform used in the fight against modern slavery and what the Freedom United community finds most inspiring! So, what modern slavery issues would you like to see Freedom United work on in 2024? What were your suggestions for future events and campaigns? When it comes to addressing modern slavery, what is most helpful to you? Explore the survey results to find out!   Freedom United will soon be 7 years old! How long have you

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