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Minister's call to arms to crack down on modern slavery

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says tougher legislation is needed to help reduce the impact of modern slavery across the South Pacific region.

AAP · Feb 10, 2023

Another Judge on the Acela Corridor Takes The Thirteenth Amendment Seriously

Judge Matey's concurrence sketches out the original meaning of "involuntary servitude."

Reason · Feb 9, 2023

Sir Mo Farah ‘honoured’ to be Patron of leading modern slavery research centre

The four-time Olympic champion revealed last year how he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

'Former PM Theresa May will be appalled at Tory MP's slavery shame'

Two servants at Jonathan Djanogly’s £7million home slaved for 13 hours, with one forced to follow detailed orders on laying out avocado pears

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023

Tory MP's housekeeper says she was treated like a SLAVE and took legal action to get paid

Hazel Settas has opened up about her treatment while employed by ex-justice minister Jonathan Djanogly and his wife Rebecca, who she said told her she was 'worthless'

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023

‘My forefathers did something horribly wrong’: British slave owners’ family to apologise and pay reparations

The Trevelyans were shocked to see their name in a slavery database and a journey to Grenada confirmed the continuing impact of their grim history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

Dutch slavery exhibition to open at UN headquarters

A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

5 facts about John Witherspoon, a slaveholder and the only university president to sign the Declaration of Independence

Since 2001, a bronze statue of the Rev. John Witherspoon has loomed over a busy pedestrian plaza at Princeton University, where he served as president from 1768 to 1794. During his tenure at Princeton, Witherspoon made history by signing the Declaration of Independence. He was the only university president to…

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."

WEKU · Feb 1, 2023

Tyre Nichols: U.S. police violence stems from a long history of fighting 'internal enemies'

Many of the details surrounding the recent fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., are still unknown or disputed. The rest may seem confusing.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023