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Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum Plans Will Put Human Trafficking Victims at Risk, Warn Anti-Slavery Groups
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
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The Holes in Policy Exchange’s Attack on the Church of England’s Slavery Reparations Plan
A privately funded, ‘anti-woke’ lobbying company has been in the forefront of the attacks, reports Alan Lester
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Sunak’s Government Accused of Allowing UK Businesses to Profit from Chinese Slave Labour
Human rights groups say the UK is turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in China
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‘Quitting the ECHR Would Create a ‘Fertile Environment’ for Modern Slavery’
Suella Braverman’s wish to leave the European Court of Human Rights would empower those seeking to enslave some of the world’s most vulnerable people
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‘Small Boats – Lazy Minds’
None of the solutions to the Government’s concerns about migrant boats crossing the Channel require the UK’s withdrawal from the ECHR, writes Brad Blitz
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Unequal Justice: How Victims Lose Out on Criminal Compensation
Maya Esslemont and Sian Norris reveal how crime victims are struggling to access the financial support they are entitled to
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‘I Was Covered In Bruises’: The Brutal Reality of Sex Trafficking
The arrest of Andrew Tate – over allegations he denies – has put sex trafficking back on the news agenda. Sian Norris looks at the horrors inflicted on the industry’s victims
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‘Unbelievably Callous’: Refugee Rights Experts React to Sunak’s Immigration Plans
Sian Norris reports on how plans to reduce migration and the asylum backlog ignore the realities of people fleeing war, persecution and violence – and the lack of safe routes open to people seeking asylum
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Little Evidence of Victims ‘Gaming’ Modern Slavery System, says Regulator
Claims made by successive Home Secretaries that victims are gaming modern slavery laws to avoid deportation are not backed up by the data, says the Office for Statistics Regulation
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‘Addicted to Exploiting Migrant Labour’: The Hidden Hostile Environment in the Fishing Industry
Post-Brexit immigration rules are pushing more and more foreign fishermen to the margins of an already exploitative system, reports Frankie Vetch
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‘Home Office Wants to Make It Harder for Modern Slavery Victims to be Recognised’
Stealth legislation that will come into force on 25 May, along with the New Plan for Immigration, could lead to victims of modern slavery spending longer in immigration detention, reports Sian Norris
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The Despicable History of Imperial Food and Drink Still Casts A Shadow Today
Stephen Colegrave delves into the dark colonial past and historic human cost of the products Brits can’t seem to live without
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Leicester’s ‘Open Secret’ has been Spilled by the Coronavirus Pandemic
The abuses in Leicester’s fast fashion factories were known for years before COVID-19 highlighted them again. So why was nothing done?
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Modern Slavery is Never Out of Fashion: Child Labour in the Clothing Industry
As part of his regular series on modern slavery, James Melville looks at how many of the garments we wear rest on a supply chain of child exploitation and misery
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From Bean to Brew — The Hidden Cost of Coffee Slavery
In a further report in his series on Modern Slavery, James Melville looks at the exploitation behind the coffee industry
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From Stone to Phone: Modern Day Cobalt Slavery in Congo
James Melville explains why slavery isn’t just a historic issue of statues and how your mobile phone contributes to the modern enslavement of 40 million people
