Slavery: Racism Review
Slavery takes many forms including debt bondage, sexual exploitation, labor exploitation and the trafficking of women and children. These practices remain widespread, particularly in economically challenged societies. Trafficking in humans, particularly women for prostitution and the smuggling of migrants, mean slavery crosses international borders and creates a black economy. The subjugation of vulnerable individuals and groups, particularly women and children, is a core part of the slavery economy. People of African descent, people of Asian descent and indigenous peoples who were historical victims of slavery continue to be victims of its consequences including racism, victimization and related intolerance.
Slavery and human trafficking was addressed in the Declaration at WCAR so is on the agenda for the Durban Review Conference.
Articles on slavery
- Questions and Answers
An introduction to the topic of slavery through short questions and answers - Hillel Neuer, Ignoring the Declaration on Arab-Led Slavery of Africans?, UN Watch, February 18, 2009.
In 2003 a conference on the Arab-led slavery of Africans issues a declaration calling for action, a declaration being ignored in the Durban Review process. - Elizabeth Broderick, Slavery in 21st Century Australia - A Human Rights Challenge,
Australian Human Rights Commission, October 16, 2008.
Speech by the Australian Human Rights Commission Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination on modern day slavery in Australia. - Malka Marcovich, Guide to the UN Convention on Supression of People Trafficking
Guide to the UN Convention of 2 December 1949 for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. - Julie Bindel, Reporting on the Prostitution and Trafficking of Women - A guide for journalists
This is a press pack for journalists with an interest in stories which involve trafficking of women for the purposes of prostitution [External Link]
Websites on slavery
- The Anti-Slavery Project: Promoting a Human Rights Response to Slavery and Trafficking in Australia
- Anti-Slavery: Today's fight for tomorrow's freedom
- Free the Slaves
- Freedom Network USA
- humantrafficking.org - A web resource for combating human trafficking
The purpose of this Web site is to bring Government and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific together to cooperate and learn from each other's experiences in their efforts to combat human trafficking. - Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International (CATW)
Since 1988, the first international NGO focused on human trafficking, especially sex trafficking of women and girls.
The Anti-Slavery Project is dedicated to eliminating slavery in all of its forms through a range of direct service and advocacy programs.
Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses.
Free the Slaves is a not for profit organization made up of people who don't want to live in a world with slavery.
Freedom Network (USA), which was established in 2001, is a coalition of 25 non-governmental organizations that provide services to, and advocate for the rights of, trafficking survivors in the United States.
