slavery

The UK is to change its laws on modern slavery to prevent migrants from making spurious claims to avoid deportation. Under the proposals, foreign criminals who spend more than a year in prison or are convicted of serious offenses will be…
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Britain’s government Monday enacted new measures to accelerate the deportation of foreign criminals, clamping down on some who have claimed protection under UK law as purported victims of “modern slavery.” It cited the case of one…
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German media reported today, Sunday, that the German Volkswagen Group faces accusations of practicing "slavery" in Brazil. "AFP" said that a Volkswagen representative was summoned to appear before the Labor Court in Brasilia on June 14,…
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Indonesia’s human rights commission said on Wednesday it had found evidence of torture at an illegal drug rehab facility run by a powerful local official, as it released an investigation report into the case that shook the nation in…
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On Wednesday, the US Congress approved the designation of June 19 as a federal (national) holiday to commemorate the Emancipation of Texas' last slaves in 1865. The law, passed by the House of Representatives with 415 votes to 14 and…
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Two statues in central London are to be removed over their links to the slave trade. The City of London Corporation voted to re-site monuments to politicians William Beckford and Sir John Cass in Guildhall because they accrued wealth…
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