A child trafficking survivor’s urgent plea
| March 6, 2022 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Law A child trafficking survivor’s plea to the U.K. governmentA survivor of child trafficking in the U.K. is urgently calling on the government to scrap Part 5 of the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill that is due to be debated on Tuesday. Under Part 5, survivors will be obliged to disclose evidence of their exploitation within a fixed period of time and risk being unable to access the support they’re entitled to as a result of crimes they were forced to commit while being exploited. Read more… |
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| Forced labor UN human rights chief due to update on efforts to assess situation in Uyghur Region Pressure is building on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to report on the systemic forced labor and other rights violations of Uyghurs in China’s Uyghur Region. The human rights chief has failed to secure an official visit to the Uyghur Region after years of negotiation with the Chinese government. Bachelet is due to issue an update to the Human Rights Council on Monday. Read more… |
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| Prison slavery“ I was a slave at the time”. Reflections from a formerly incarcerated person Ahead of a November vote in Oregon on a proposal to remove language from the state constitution that permits slavery as punishment for a crime, acclaimed writer Mitchell S. Jackson reflects on his own experiences of being incarcerated and the perpetuation of prison slavery in the U.S. Read more… |
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| Freedom United and Girls Inspired are coming together on International Women’s Day to celebrate the resilience and determination of women and girls who have survived trafficking. Join us on Instagram Live on Tuesday March 8 at 11am EST to find out more about the challenges facing trafficking survivors in Nigeria and the support that will help them on their road to recovery. We are independent – our work is not influenced by government, corporate or other interests. If you can, please consider making a regular $10 donation to sustain our work building power for change. Thank you. |
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