Trafficking
A short-term Olympic facelift cannot fix long-term human trafficking
The Olympics-motivated cooperation between the Metropolitan and the Romanian police is the most recent attempt to clear London’s streets of groups of beggars at a time when the eyes of the world are on the city.
By Eliza Galos | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Tuesday, 24 July 2012 at 10:31 am
Slavery is far from over
Last December multinational internet and software corporation Google donated 11.5 million dollars to several groups fighting modern-day slavery. This timely gesture constituted a new reminder of the fact that various types of human bondage continue to exist and proliferate in different parts of our planet, sometimes much closer to us than we imagine.
By Manuel Barcia | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 10 April 2012 at 4:41 pm
Sex slaves sold in the name of religion
Once upon a time there was a woman who was the wife of a great Hindu sage. The sage and his wife had taken a vow of celibacy. One day she was at the river and she saw two sprites “frolicking” with each other. She wished that she and her husband could be sexually free too. The husband sensed her sexual desires and was so angry he ordered her to be beheaded.
By Emily Jupp | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 28 March 2012 at 12:03 am
Anti-slavery day: Highlighting a domestic problem
Today (18 October), a number of representatives from charities like the International Organisation for Migration, Barnardos and the Human Trafficking Foundation will be in Trafalgar Square, London, imprisoned underneath a giant, upside-down shopping trolley.
By Emily Jupp | Notebook | Tuesday, 18 October 2011 at 9:00 am
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