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Jail term for wife whose disabled husband lived in squalid conditions

Sarah Somerset-How’s partner was also convicted of charges relating to slavery, servitude and ill-treatment.

The Independent UK

The government passed a major immigration law last year – so why is it trying to pass another one?

The illegal immigration bill has generated endless controversy on its way to becoming law. The bill, which effectively bans asylum seeking in the UK, has faced heavy criticism for its treatment of children, its approach to modern slavery victims and other provisions that are likely to breach international law.

The Conversation

French botanist Théodore Leschenault travelled to Australia in 1800-1803. His recently recovered journal contains a wealth of intriguing information

Content warning: this article describes outdated and potentially offensive terminology when referring to First Nations people.

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How children affected by criminal exploitation in Northern Ireland need better legal protections

In the 25 years since the Good Friday agreement was signed, paramilitarism in Northern Ireland has remained ever-present in some communities. Of the 3,260 instances of paramilitary violence meted out since Northern Ireland achieved peace, 349 have involved children.

The Conversation

Peer who fled Nazis as a child vows to fight on against cruel Tory migration bill

Lord Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK when he was just six, branded Suella Braverman's controversial Illegal Migration Bill "hostile" to asylum seekers and said peers would continue pushing to improve it

Daily Mirror

Several senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

MPs held 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned

Evening Standard

Cruel Tories vote to deny trafficking victims support despite Theresa May pleas

The former Prime Minister told MPs that Suella Braverman's callous Illegal Migration Bill would "consign more people to slavery" - but this wasn't enough to convince enough Tories to vote against the Government

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Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

MPs spent more than three-and-a-half hours holding 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned.

The Independent UK

Britons could be asked to house Afghans as thousands face hotel evictions

Immigration minister considering launch of Homes for Afghans scheme similar to that offered to Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK

My trafficker is behind bars, but if the UK’s new migration bill passes, my story would have ended very differently

The new legislation will be devastating for survivors of modern slavery, says a survivor of sex trafficking

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m here to see the truth is being told’: inside Charleston’s museum of Black history

The state-of-the art International African American Museum opened last month – can it effect radical change?

The Guardian - US

Remorse for slavery grows in Europe, but reparations are slow to follow

In the same week that the Dutch king apologised for the Netherlands' part in the slave trade, France's top appeals court dismissed a claim for compensation by the descendants of people enslaved under the French empire. As the latest developments illustrate, a new willingness in Europe to admit the crimes…

Radio France Internationale

Raleigh leaders apologize for city’s racist past

RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh apologized Wednesday for it enforcement of and benefit from slavery, segregation and “urban renewal” programs that destroyed Black communities in the city.

Tribune News Service

France's top court denies appeal for reparations by descendants of slaves

The Court of Cassation, France's highest court of appeal, has rejected a claim for reparations to be paid to the descendants of people enslaved under the French empire. While France recognises slavery as a crime against humanity, it has so far denied all requests to compensate the relatives of victims.

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The Independent UK

France's Supreme Court rejects groups' request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique

France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique

Reason

The Declaration of Independence Promotes Individual Liberty More than Collective Self-Determination

This is true despite claims to the contrary by some on both the left and right.

Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

It officially adopted the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights; Then Comes Government to Secure These Rights

The Independent UK

Hundreds of modern slavery cases on hold after Home Office admits ‘unlawful’ guidance

Suella Braverman’s lawyers conceded legal challenge from people refused protection under new ‘objective evidence’ test

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How new state laws and book ban movements have made the teaching of US history contentious – 5 essential reads

Of all the subjects taught in America’s public schools, few have become as contentious as U.S. history. At least 37 states have adopted new measures that limit how America’s undeniable history of racism – from chattel slavery to Jim Crow – can be discussed in public school classrooms.

Woman & Home

Queen Máxima's navy dress and matching hat bring 1950's elegance to somber event commemorating the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands

Queen Máxima's navy dress and matching accessories cut an elegant figure as she attends the Keti Koti Festival

Daily Mirror

Dutch king Willem-Alexander apologises for Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery

The Netherlands became involved in the slave trade in the late 1500s and became a major trader in the mid-1600s before its abolition in the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean in 1863

WEKU

Dutch king apologizes for the monarchy's role in global slave trade

"I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul," King Willem-Alexander said at a ceremony marking 160 years since the end of slavery in the Netherlands.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch king apologises for country’s historical involvement in slavery

On day to remember 160th anniversary of abolition of slavery in Netherlands, Willem-Alexander says racism is still a problem

Al Jazeera

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for colonial-era slavery

Monarch of the Netherlands asks for ‘forgiveness’ for his nation’s colonial past, saying he felt a ‘moral duty to act’.

Bangkok Post

Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery

AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology on Saturday for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected.

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