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WATCH: The NO Project

“Now You Know” is the latest film for the NO Project, an initiative that taps the artistic skills of young people to raise awareness about human trafficking, with the goal of changing the behaviour that supports it. The fi...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Human Rights

What an Investigation of Racism in Lebanon Revealed

France24 lead an investigation in Lebanon to try and find out whether domestic workers suffer abuse in Lebanon. I’m sure you already know the answer. The France24 team divided their investigation in two parts: The first o...
by Joey Ayoub
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Human Rights

Trapped In Chains: The Plague Of Modern-Day Slavery

History books tell the 400-year story of one of the most unfathomable practices ever engaged in by mankind – of humans being bought, sold and traded as commodities, and of men and women shackled together on slave ships destin...
by Jenny Morton
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Africa
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Legal Job Trafficking in Sweden

Over the past two years 47 Cameroonians have gone to Sweden to work with tree plantation in the northern forests. They were all expecting to return to their families with enough money to pay off debts, invest and start a better...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Asia
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The Big Catch: How Slaves Are Integral To Producing The Prawns On Your Plate

Imagine being forced to work 20 hour days, being beaten so badly that your teeth were knocked out, your body was covered in lacerations and you were fed little more than a bowl of rice a day. This is reality for many of the sla...
by Global Voices
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