Cambodian journalist Mech Dara has been arrested for his reporting on human trafficking and online scams in Cambodia. His investigative [...]
Category: Anti-Slavery Activists
Freedom United Fashion Pledge
Fast fashion, a global phenomenon, has revolutionized the clothing industry, but its dark side looms large. Behind the allure of [...]
Power action against slavery in Mauritania PAUSED
Biram Dah Abeid is a leading anti-slavery activist in Mauritania, the country with the highest prevalence of slavery in the world. The [...]
Pledge to interact ethically with survivors
Anti-trafficking and anti-slavery education and awareness events are becoming commonplace. At these events, survivors of slavery and [...]
Celebrating progress: Social enterprise & business for good
DAY 11: SAY THANKS TO A COMPANY DOING GOOD WORK Social entrepreneurship is a growing trend. These start-ups combine a big heart with a [...]
Sustaining the fight against modern slavery & human trafficking
DAY 13: FOCUS, TOGETHER Watch the video to see one way people are using their time, talent and other resources to support organizations [...]
Mobilizing the authorities to recognize & help victims
DAY 12: POST THE HOTLINE IN YOUR WORKPLACE / NEIGHBORHOOD We’ve spent a few days focusing on aspects of modern slavery happening at the [...]
Tracing transparency in supply chains
DAY 10: CONTRIBUTE TO THE MODERN SLAVERY REGISTRY The clothing you’re wearing right now. The party tray of fruit or shrimp in your [...]
Poverty, pressure & push/pull factors
DAY 9: USE YOUR VOICE ON BEHALF OF THE VULNERABLE Many factors, sometimes referred to as “push” and “pull” factors, can combine to make [...]
Countering with creativity
DAY 7: CREATE A PIECE OF ART TO INSPIRE CHANGE People are naturally drawn to beauty – so how do we keep them from instinctively turning [...]
Safeguarding youth from trafficking
DAY 6: HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RISKS OF BEING TRAFFICKED We might think about trafficking as something that happens to other [...]
Integrity in Awareness Raising
DAY 3: SEND A LETTER TO A NEWS OUTLET The stories we tell and the images we use make a difference in people’s understanding of social [...]
Showing appreciation to local non-profits
Day 5: THANK YOUR LOCAL NON-PROFIT On-the-ground organizations are the heart and soul of today’s anti-slavery movement. These [...]
Pre-register for our course
Watch this interview about fighting slavery with satellites, one of many lessons in our forthcoming online course in partnership with [...]
Human rights activist Malokhat needs your support
On November 12, 2017, Uzbek police raided the home of human rights activist Malokhat Eshonkulova and confiscated some of her [...]
My Story, My Dignity Pledge
Why we need to pledge to protect survivors’ dignity The anti-modern slavery sector relies on strong stories and eye-catching [...]
Justice for Moussa and Abdellahi
Photo credit: IRA-Mauritania. View our partners in this campaign. For over a year, Mauritanian anti-slavery activists Moussa Bilal [...]
My Story My Dignity
The media relies upon strong stories and eye-catching images when writing about modern slavery. Raising awareness of the issues and the [...]
Free Elena Urlaeva
On March 1, prominent human rights activist Elena Urlaeva was detained by police in Uzbekistan and is now being forcibly held in a [...]
Free Gaspar Matalaev
On October 4, 2016, human rights activist Gaspar Matalaev was arrested in Turkmenistan, Central Asia. He has reportedly been subjected [...]
Save Roja
We urgently need your help. Earlier this month two domestic workers were arrested in Lebanon. Their names are Sushila Rana and Roja [...]
Demand the European Union takes a stand against slavery in Mauritania
11 November marked the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Mauritania's leading anti-slavery activist, Biram Dah Abeid. He was [...]
Qatar: act now to protect Krishna and Ghimire
Krishna and Ghimire are British campaigners, working in Qatar on behalf of the Norwegian human rights organisation Global Network for [...]
Power action against slavery in Mauritania
Biram Dah Abeid is a leading anti-slavery activist in Mauritania, the country with the highest prevalence of slavery in the world1. The [...]