Portugal should take ‘responsibility’ for slavery, president says | Slavery News
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the first Portuguese leader to suggest an apology for his country’s key role in the
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‘We have no one’: The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir | Women’s Rights
Listen to this story: Indian-administered Kashmir – Twenty-nine-year-old Nazima Begum* sits cross-legged on the floor of her dark room, the
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Church of England admits ‘real shame for us’ over slavery ties | Slavery News
Church plans to spend $121m to take action to address ‘our shameful past’ for involvement in the 18th-century slave trade.
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Netherlands apologises for Dutch government’s role in slavery | Slavery News
PM Mark Rutte says the Dutch state has enabled, stimulated and profited from slavery for centuries. Prime Minister Mark Rutte
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Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery | Slavery
In an effort to come to terms with its colonial past, the Dutch government is expected to apologise next week
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US city removes last public Confederate statue | Slavery News
The US city of Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War, has removed
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US midterm elections: Five states to vote on ‘slavery loopholes’ | Slavery News
More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the United States, voters in five states will soon decide whether
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Meet Cambodia’s cyber slaves | Longform
Once a financial securities analyst in China, Lu Xiangri never imagined he might be a victim of trafficking and enslavement
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Forced to Scam: Cambodia’s Cyber Slaves | Human Trafficking
From: 101 East 101 East investigates human trafficking and enslavement by Chinese cyber-scam operations in Cambodia and their links to
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Dutch central bank apologises for historic links to slave trade | Slavery News
De Nederlandsche Bank announces a series of measures aimed at reducing ‘negative effects of 19th-century slavery’. The Dutch central bank
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