slavery
- World
Court order against five Indians for ‘exploiting’ students in UK
London: A UK government investigative agency for labour exploitation has said that it has succeeded in getting a court order against five people from Kerala for suspected labour abuse of more than…
- World
Indian mission reaches out to students after modern slavery fears in UK
London: The Indian High Commission here on Friday appealed for students to contact the mission for help and counselling amid fears that over 50 of them may have become victims of modern…
- World
Slavery ‘America’s original sin’, says Biden
Washington: Slavery is “America’s original sin,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement. “More than 400 years ago, twenty enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the shores of what would become the…
- World
UN chief calls for end to slavery’s legacy of racism
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, racism. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was instrumental in shaping modern conceptions…
- World
Biden signs Juneteenth bill into law, creating new federal holiday
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) signed legislation establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day — a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United…
- World
Experts in Nigeria raise concerns over country’s rising indebtedness to China
Abuja: Experts in Nigeria have raised concerns over the country’s rising indebtedness to China, saying that it is a recipe for economic slavery. Experts and all members of Transforming Uplifting and Reforming…
- Hyderabad
When Britain accused Hyderabad’s Nizam of overlooking slavery
Hyderabad: The British Indian government had charged the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, with promoting slavery and discrimination in his state against African people. The government then had vehemently…
- World
One in every 130 women is enduring modern slavery: UN Report
As many as 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery and are exploited by practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic servitude, a report by the United…
- News
US Senator describes slavery as ‘necessary evil’
Washington: A Republican Senator for the US state of Arkansas has described slavery as a “necessary evil” on which the American nation was built, the media reported on Monday. “We have to study…
- Pakistan
Pak model disappears in UK after ‘slavery’ claims
Islamabad: A Pakistani model and stage dancer has disappeared in the UK after she arrived in the country on an entertainment visa reserved for performing artists, a media report said. Rabica Sahar,…
