Child marriage is still legal in Canada
By Ellie Finkelstein, From Freedom United
| July 6th, 2025 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Forced marriage Child marriage survivor urges Canada to outlaw child marriage Samra Zafar was just 16 when her parents forced her to marry a man who lived far from her home in Abu Dhabi. Today, she is Dr. Samra Zafar—a physician and inspirational human rights activist fighting to outlaw child marriage in Canada. Show more… |
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| Domestic slavery Free but still confined—UK system trapping survivors in “the grey zone” The UK’s National Referral Mechanism traps migrant workers like Cynthia—who escaped abusive employers—in limbo without the right to work, leaving them vulnerable to re-exploitation. Advocates demand real protections beyond this ineffective “band-aid” system. Show more… |
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| Forced labor US senators demand crackdown on imports linked to China’s forced labor transfers of Uyghurs A bipartisan group in Congress is calling for stronger enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The senators are concerned that China is relocating Uyghur forced laborers to factories across the country to evade US import bans. Show more… |
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| Human trafficking Ghanian trafficking victims released, but what’s to stop it from happening again? |
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| Law & policy A closer look at forced labor import bans |
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