Anti-slave Do the Olympics lend legitimacy to China’s persecution of the Uyghurs? Almas Nizamidin, a Uyghur now residing in Australia, fled China in 2009 after facing persecution for taking part in a demonstration. His wife was arrested and detained in China in 2017 and hasn’t been heard from since. Almas is now urgently calling for a global boycott of the Olympic Games to avoid lending legitimacy to state-sanctioned genocide and forced labor. Read more…

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Law & policy U.K. immigration bill harmful to modern slavery survivorsA new report by the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has raised alarm over the predicted negative impacts of the new immigration bill on modern slavery survivors. Measures such as requiring survivors to submit evidence of their exploitation within a specific timeframe are incompatible with prioritizing the protection of survivors’ rights. Read more…

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Prison slavery

How the 13th Amendment exception perpetuates prison slavery

Corporations are empowered to continue exploiting incarcerated people’s labor as a result of the Exception Clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This clause allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, perpetuating an inherently exploitative system that allows businesses to reap profits from forced prison labor. Read more…

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