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CLEAN : Hollande acknowledges France's 'moral' debt in the slave trade
CLEAN : Hollande acknowledges France's 'moral' debt in the slave trade
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Interpol meeting on human trafficking
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Qatar hosts the 5th annual INTERPOL Global Conference on Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants.
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The 5th annual INTERPOL Global Conference on Trafficking in...
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CLEAN : Liverpool's first black Lord Mayor reflects on city's slavery past
Liverpool’s first black Lord Mayor, Anna Rothery, reflects on how the northern English city's "wicked" slavery past influences its present (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Actor Hugh Jackman Talks About 'Pan'
CLEAN: London is hosting the world premiere of the film 'Pan' - the latest movie adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic children's story of fairies, pirates and Neverland. The film acts as a prequel to the 'original' Peter Pan and features...
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CLEAN : Harriet a film on abolitionist Harriet Tubman premieres in Toronto
The cast and director of Harriet a biopic about renowned American abolitionist Harriet Tubman who escaped slavery and risked her life to lead others to freedom through the network of safehouses known as the Underground Railroad hit the...
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Most Americans Back Protests, But Support Shifts On Racial Lines
New polling shows most Americans support protests. A plurality think they will cause positive change, but the sentiment shifts among Black Americans.
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Protest by children against trafficking of children
1. Wide of children and activists taking part in a demonstration
2. Close up of child shouting
3. Close up of banner against children trafficking hanging from child's neck
4. Various of children and activists shouting slogans
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Historical exhibition on slavery in New York
1. Medium shot entry of exhibit
2. Close up of sign reads "Slavery in New York"
3. Medium of shot gallery
4. Medium of shot display
5. Close up of "Book of Negroes"
6. Various advertisements from local New York City newspapers...
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California Panel Recommends Reparations For Black Residents
An interim report is telling lawmakers in Sacramento they should consider how to pay back descendants of enslaved people.
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Charity To Reverese Ill Effects Child Slavery
Charity To Reverese Ill Effects Child Slavery
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PHILIPPINES: MANILA: WW2 SEX SLAVES PICKET JAPANESE EMBASSY
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Former World War Two Filipino sex slaves picketed the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Thursday.
They were protesting at recent calls in Japan to delete accounts of wartime atrocities from school textbooks.
The women, who were...
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Christians and Muslims help free millions of men, women and children held in modern-day slavery
Christians and Muslims have joined together to try to help free what they say are millions of men, women and children held in modern-day slavery, forced to work as maids, prostitutes, child soldiers and manual labourers.
The Global...
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VOICED : China comfort women history buried as brothels fall
Calls to preserve Japanese WWII military comfort women brothels in China once part of the vast system of sexual slavery established by Japan for its invading armed forces but now vanishing as China erases historic neighbourhoods
Bloomberg
'Confederate': HBO Responds to Grassroots #NoConfederate Campaign | THR News
Following a massive social media campaign urging HBO to abandon its upcoming slave drama 'Confederate,' the premium cable network has responded to the outcry.
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CLEAN : Pakistan tackles child slavery with cash handouts
A government cash-incentive scheme has helped place almost 90,000 underage Pakistani brick kiln workers into school an initiative aimed at easing the long-standing problem of indentured labour
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CLEAN : San Francisco rallies for Juneteenth and Black Lives Matter
Hundreds of protesters in San Francisco mark Juneteenth, the end of slavery and liberation of black people in the US by marching through downtown and calling for increased funding for schools and black youth (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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WORLDWIDE: ACTIVISTS RALLY IN PROTEST AGAINST CHILD LABOUR
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Demonstrations against child labour were staged in India and South Africa on Thursday as part of a global campaign to highlight the problem.
The demonstrations took place on the day designated by the United Nations as the...
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INDIA: ACTIVISTS RALLY IN PROTEST AGAINST CHILD LABOUR
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More than 2-thousand students and activists rallied in India's capital on Thursday to protest against child labour.
The march, which is part of a global campaign, took place on the day designated by the United Nations as the...
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The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation. The apology comes one day before Juneteenth-- an annual celebration that commemorates the end of the Civil War and the release of African-Americans from slavery.
HEADLINE: Senate apologizes for slavery, segregation
senate slavery
CAPTION: The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation. The apology comes one day before Juneteenth-- an annual...
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Most of America's states are failing in their ability to protect children being trafficked for sex, according to a report released Thursday
Headline: America's Child Sex Trafficking Report Card
Caption: Most of America's states are failing in their ability to protect children being trafficked for sex, according to a report released Thursday. (Dec. 1)
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VOICED : Romania turns its back on dark past of Roma slavery
VOICED : Romania turns its back on dark past of Roma slavery
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CLEAN : Romania: 160 since abolition of slavery of Roma people
Romanians on Saturday commemorated 160 years since the abolition of slavery of the Roma people highlighting the poverty and discrimination these communities face and calling for more access to education and jobs
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VOICED : A life of servitude: the modern slaves of Pakistan
VOICED : A life of servitude: the modern slaves of Pakistan
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CLEAN: 'Amistad' slave mutiny boat replica to visit Cuba
CLEAN: 'Amistad' slave mutiny boat replica to visit Cuba