
UK mother jailed for keeping woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A UK judge on Thursday jailed for 13 years a mother-of-10 who forced a vulnerable woman to work as a “house slave” for more than…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A UK judge on Thursday jailed for 13 years a mother-of-10 who forced a vulnerable woman to work as a “house slave” for more than…
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The National Park Service (NPS) removed slavery exhibits on Thursday, 22 January 2026, from the President’s House site at Independence National Historical…
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More than 14,000 people have served through the United Nations Volunteers program.
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Paramaribo (AFP) — Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted an apology from visiting…
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One of the last surviving Filipino “comfort women” during the Japanese occupation of the country has passed away.
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New York State said on Tuesday that it would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery and victims of racism, following a similar undertaking in…
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government's apology for the Netherlands' role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday, saying it…
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Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labor or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in…
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