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Survivors’ voices prevail: Epstein files to be released


Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United

Victories
Epstein files vote marks a turning point for survivors and the power of collective action
For all survivors—of Epstein, of other abusers, of every form of sexual exploitation—the vote to release the Epstein files is a victory that affirms a truth long denied: your voices matter, and when we stand together, even the most powerful cannot evade justice and accountability.
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Forced labor
A “historic moment” for fisherman in fight against slavery at seaA US judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishermen who survived slavery at sea—proof that companies like Bumble Bee will be held to account for ignoring modern slavery. Show more…
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Law & policy
UK Home Secretary’s “sweeping asylum reforms” spark urgent trafficking concerns
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled “the most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times.” But anti-slavery campaigners warn the proposals will only make people on the move and migrants in the UK more vulnerable to trafficking, forced labor, and exploitation. Show more…
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Supply chain
The violent origins of our favorite holiday spices
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Human trafficking
EU-backed system fuels Libya’s flourishing trafficking industry
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Ellie Finkelstein
Freedom United

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