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January 2010 Declared National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month |
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Written by Arlene Gross
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Monday, 03 August 2009 09:41 |
 President Obama proclaimed January 2010 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking prevention month.
Congress is joining the Senate in forming a resolution to set January as a permanent month of awareness for those who are denied their basic fundamental human rights by human trafficking in our society. Feburary 1st is the official National Freedom Day in America. National Freedom Day honors the signing of the resolution that proposed the Thirteeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constituition on Feb. 1, 1865. Abraham Lincoln signed the resolution to outlaw slavery. TheThirteenth amendment can still continue to abolish slavery today as it is regarded as compelling law which overides any commericial or economic interests. The Supreme Court has ruled that whatever form slavery can take,they all are unconstitutional under the Thirteenth amendment.The court has already ruled that any form of labor that includes a person who is controlled through violence or it's threat,who cannot walk away or choose to change their employers is slavery. The Thirteenth amendment forbids any U.S. company to engage directly in any commerce that supports slavery .This rule applies to businesses operating outside the U.S. also.
January 11th will mark National Human trafficking Awareness Day which was set by the 110 congress and passed by the Senate in June 2007. The date is set to support the goals of raising awareness to end human trafficking in America and throughout the world.
The U.S. government estimates 17,500 victims of trafficking occur each year. These figures are reported by the government to be well below the actual real numbers.
The U.S. state Department reports that 80% of those trafficked are women and at least 50% of them children.
According to the world's top expert on human slavery,Kevin Bales of Free The Slaves,27 million slaves exisit in our world today.Slavery,though different from trafficking, involves the same motives and produces the same outcome, dehumanization of the person.See World Affairs Blog, Children site for more information on this article.More information on the Thirteenth Amendment can be found in Kevin Bales book, Ending Slavery.See article below. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 01 April 2010 10:23 |
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Paris Anti-Slavery Overview |
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What is Paris Anti-Slavery Group
Paris Anti-Slavery Group is an english speaking, Paris based branch of Anti-Slavery International based in London. We also support and are committed to the principles and actions of the locally based French anti-slavery organization, Comite Contre L'Esclavage Moderne.
Our group began with an anti-slavery forum held at the American Church in Paris on April 15th,2009. We are dedicated to the same principles as Anti-Slavery International and direct all further inquiries of donations to that organization along with Comite Contre L'Esclavage Moderne. Our group will work with Comite Contre L'Esclavage in providing the opportunity to hear speakers,view films and provide discussions which will enhance our understanding of modern forms of bondage in the world. We will offer daily news reports of modern bondage issues on our web site as well as a list of current events concerning this issue in Paris. We will keep our community informed of our next meetings as well as reviews of our past events.
We encourage members to stay informed through our links to Free The Slaves, Comite Contre Modern L'Esclavage and our parent organization, Anti-Slavery International. |
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Anti-Slavery International |
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Anti-Slavery International was founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the oldest charity in the United Kindom to work exclusively against slavery and relatd abuses.Anti-Slavery International works at local,national and international levels to eliminate the system of slavery around the world.To find out how,click on the Anti-Slavery International logo.
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Comite Contre L' Esclavage Moderne |
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Written by Arlene Gross
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Sunday, 14 March 2010 14:33 |
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The French based anti-slavery organization is the Committee Against Modern Slavery. This Paris based organization is committed to ending domestic bondage in France and in areas from which the victims come from. This organization utilizes outreach to the French community in educating the country on modern forms of human rights abuses which occur. Lawyers,social workers,students and those interested in their efforts assist this organization. To find out more how you can help,click on the following link.
Comite Contre Esclavage Moderne |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 14 March 2010 14:37 |
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Review of Ending Slavery by Kevin Bales |
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Written by Arlene Gross
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Monday, 11 January 2010 18:58 |
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Kevin Bales is one of the world's top leading experts on modern forms of slavery. He is President of the American Free The Slaves Organization and is professor emeritus at Roehampton University in London. He is author of, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader and The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America . Bales approaches the dilemma of the world's 27 million enslaved as a pressing problem, but one that is solvable. This book addresses how it can be solved at a community level, a governmental level, an international level and a corporate level.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 01 April 2010 10:27 |
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