The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

It’s America’s 250th birthday. And Black Americans are sitting out the celebrations

The 250th anniversary is arriving among Black communities as a whisper instead of a roar

The Guardian - US · Jul 3

What Stoic Philosophy Teaches About Resilience That Indians Already Know Through Dharma and Wisdom

The Dichotomy of Control, and What the Gita Said FirstEpictetus, a freed Roman slave who became one of the most quoted Stoic thinkers, built his entire teaching on one distinction: some things are in your control, and some are not. Your opinions, your impulses, your desires, yours. Everything else: not…

Times Life · Jul 3

Trump administration can remove history and climate info from US parks, court says

In latest legal twist, appeals panel rules US does not have to reinstate signage on climate, immigration and slavery

The Guardian - US · Jul 2

Mahmood introduces radical reforms to asylum system including clampdown on modern slavery claims

The home secretary is trying to make it harder for migrants to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

The Independent UK · Jun 30

The American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsed

The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabs

The Guardian - US · Jun 28

UK to open Canada-inspired legal asylum routes; Shabana Mahmood says move will protect ‘genuine refugees’

The UK government is set to introduce a sweeping immigration and asylum bill next week that will open new Canada-inspired legal routes for refugees while tightening rules governing human rights and modern slavery claims.

The Times of India · Jun 27

Police barricade accused ISIS bride as she's bailed

A woman charged with slavery offences after allegedly joining Islamic State has covered her face as she walked from court on bail.

AAP · Jun 26

What is in the Caribbean’s new slavery reparations manifesto?

Caricom Reparations Commission’s Hilary Beckles explains how it will help address the ‘residual legacy of slavery’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

The flawed case for slavery reparations

At a "high-level United Nations consultative conference" in Ghana earlier this month, African and Caribbean countries called on the countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade to make a formal apology and pay reparations to the descendants of the enslaved millions (or at least to the countries that the…

Bangkok Post · Jun 22

VIC:Alleged 'ISIS bride' wishes for peaceful life if bailed

An "ISIS bride", charged with slavery offences, has indicated her willingness to accept any bail restrictions so she can return to her family in the community.

AAP · Jun 22