slavery

Dutch government to apologise for role in slavery

The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the… Read More

Blog: Role Of Slaves In Delhi Sultanate

It was a custom in early Muslim rule in India to utilise slaves in all… Read More

4 kids sold in Lahore shortly after father died, eldest one claims aunt did it

KHANPUR: In a shocking revelation Friday, a 17-year-old claimed his paternal aunt sold, including himself,… Read More

Movie tells a different story about US slavery

Tubman was born into slavery in the early 1800s in Maryland. As a young adult,… Read More

Ghana cashes in on slave heritage tourism

This is “slave river,” where captured Ghanaians submitted to a final bath before being shipped… Read More

US university students approve fund for slave descendants’ studies, welfare

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) said 2,541 students voted in favour of the measure… Read More

Melania Trump tours former slavery outpost

US First Lady Melania Trump visited a former slave trading fort in Ghana, the second… Read More

Kanye West sparks new outrage in calling slavery ‘choice’

Rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end of criticism in the music world after backing… Read More

UN Security Council condemns Libya slave auctions

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Thursday said reports that migrants detained in Libyan… Read More

Trudeau urges international community to fight Libyan slavery

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday urged the international community to "do more"… Read More

Yale to change name of college tied to 19th century slavery defender

NEW HAVEN: Yale University will change the name of its Calhoun College after protesters said… Read More

US university to give admissions boost to slave descendants

WASHINGTON: Georgetown University on Thursday announced measures to atone for having profited from the sale… Read More

India’s deadly floods raise risk of women, children being sold into slavery

NEW DELHI: Women and children in India's flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being… Read More

Slave bones traced to countries of origin

MIAMI: Using a new approach to DNA analysis, the 17th century bones of three African… Read More

Sex slavery pushes Iraq IS victims to suicide

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State jihadist group has abducted women and children from Iraq's Yazidi minority,… Read More

13,000 enslaved in Britain: official estimate

LONDON: Up to 13,000 people are estimated to be kept in conditions of slavery in… Read More

India Nobel winner at forefront of child slavery fight

NEW DELHI: Kailash Satyarthi, named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has freed… Read More