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Speak Free: EU must step up to end slavery in Libya
The world was shocked when news of slave markets in Libya broke two years ago, but since then cases of modern slavery in Libya have [...]
Speak Free: Rallying against the private prison industry
The private prison industry is under fire. As the nationwide immigration crackdown continues, it is outrageous that the country’s [...]
Persisting (and Resisting) to Raise Awareness of Prison Slavery
As social media manager at Freedom United, most of my work takes place online. It’s rare that I get to meet supporters and partners in [...]
Crossing Paths and Calling for Change with Nadia Murad
This week the world has seen the amazing strength and courage of Nadia Murad as she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018. She works [...]
Pioneering a Path to Slavery-Free Chocolate
Much of the work in the anti-slavery movement has been directed at convincing businesses fixated on profits to investigate (and [...]
Going the distance to raise awareness
Matt and Reece, both 26, are from the UK and are circumnavigating the globe on a scooter with a sidecar. They’re going to be the first [...]
Freedom Fortnight: How It All Started
“The director’s been selling the orphans for sex.” Stunned silence. “Wait. What?!” Head shaking like I hadn’t heard right. Or out of [...]
Trafficked but Thrown in Jail. Why you need to know Cyntoia Brown
Chances are you have seen Cyntoia Brown’s name on social media in recent weeks. But who exactly is she? And what’s getting celebrities [...]
Five Areas to Watch in 2018
As we look forward to the year ahead, our Executive Director takes a moment to reflect on some key focus areas in the fight to end [...]
Beyond Parachutes and Self-appointed Saviors: Grounding Campaigns in Lived Experiences
Originally published on Open Democracy, March 13, 2017. Anyone who works as an activist knows that campaigning is a messy job. That is [...]
Fighting Modern Slavery – ‘Ordinary People’ to the rescue
It’s a fact. We do not know precisely how many people are held in modern slavery today. We do know that the number reaches into many [...]