Tag Archives: Slavery
Considering that the abduction, enslavement, rape, and trafficking of Coptic Christian girls, especially minors, in Egypt is at an all time high—according to U.S. lawyers, 550 such cases have been documented in the last five years—Egypt’s Constituent Assembly to the Constitution met … read more »
Beverly Bell INTRODUCTION Welcome to Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives. The series features twelve alternative social and economic models which expand the possibilities for justice, equity, and strong community. They are based in the US, Asia, Africa, … read more »
opednews.com They came as slaves; vast human cargo transported on tall British ships bound for the Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Whenever they rebelled or even … read more »
The United Nations Information Centre in South Africa is partnering with the District Six Museum in Cape Town to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The event will take place … read more »
Posted in Documents, Press Releases
|
Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa news, African news, Atlantic slave trade, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, New York, Slavery, South Africa, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
|
December 2, 2011 by benim
In case you’ve forgotten, slavery continues to thrive throughout the world- mainly in the form of human trafficking. It’s a pervasive epidemic that few really know much about. That’s why the United Nations set December 2 as the International Day … read more »
Up to 27 million people are modern-day slaves, and migrants fleeing violence in North Africa are among those most at risk of being exploited, a senior US official said on Wednesday. Countries where migrants arrive should try to identify potential … read more »
Posted in News, Refugees/Migrants, Special Reports
|
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, European Union, humantrafficking, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, North Africa, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Pan African News, Slavery, Southern Africa, Thailand, united state, West Africa
|
Victim ‘fed just two slices of bread a day and slept on the floor’ ‘Slave’ claims she was forced to work 18 hours per day A retired doctor trafficked an African woman into the UK and kept her as a … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Tanzania
|
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Contemporary slavery, Dar es Salaam, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, London, News local news, Slavery, Southwark Crown Court, Tanzania, World news
|
Information on how many slaves were shipped from Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas during the sixteenth century can only be estimated as very few records exist for this period. But from the seventeenth century onwards, increasingly accurate records, such … read more »
Posted in African History
|
Tagged Africa news, African Americans, African culture, African History, African news, african women, Africans, Afrika, Atlantic slave trade, black history, breaking news, Facts about Africa, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Slave Coast, Slavery, slaves trade, Social History, World news
|
Whether slavery existed within sub-Saharan African societies before the arrival of Europeans is a hotly contested point between Afrocentric and Eurocentric academics. What is certain is that Africans were subjected to several forms of slavery over the centuries, including chattel … read more »
Posted in African History
|
Tagged Africa news, African History, African news, Afrika, Atlantic slave trade, breaking news, Cape Verde, Congo Free State, Debt bondage, Francis Bok, History, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Slavery, Unfree labour, World news
|
|
Calendar 
