Child’s death underlines the dangers of child labor law rollbacks
December 3, 2023 From Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Child slavery16-year-old’s death at sawmill underlines the dangers of weakened child labor protection lawsA 16-year-old was killed while operating a conveyor at a sawmill and…
Dangerous law would abandon trafficking victims
From Miriam Karmail, Freedom United April 30, 2023 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Law & policy U.K.’s refugee ban bill proceeds amid criticismThe U.K.’s dangerous Refugee Ban Bill will proceed to the next parliamentary stage despite significant criticism, including…
Anti-poachers armed with guns and dogs are battling the illegal rhino trade in Africa. They’re ready to kill for it
By Hilary Brueck From Business Insider Poaching is on the rise across southern Africa, as more rhino horns, elephant tusks, pangolin, and lion parts are bought and sold on the black market. Civilian anti-poaching forces, armed with guns, helicopters, bulletproof vests, night-vision goggles,…
People with Albinism are being killed for body parts in Malawi
By Brianna Lynne From Care2 Albinism is a rare condition that results in a person’s body producing little to no melanin pigment. People with the condition may have visual impairment and skin sensitivity. But for people with albinism in Malawi,…
Gadget of the week
African experiments with drone technologies could leapfrog decades of infrastructure neglect By Jake Bright, Samantha Stein3From TechCrunch Charis Extra Photo A drone revolution is coming to sub-Saharan Africa. Countries across the continent are experimenting with this 21st century technology as…
Melania Trump in Africa
Melania Trump carves solo path in Africa visit By AFP From This Is Money UK Melania Trump, who hosted the spouses of foreign leaders during the UN General Assembly, is making her first big solo international trip — to Ghana,…
OP-ED: 30th July – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
By Mahimbo Mdoe – UNICEF Representative and Alice H. Shackelford – UN Women Representative After being abducted, two young South Africans, one a 20 year old woman and the other a 14 year old boy, were smuggled across borders and…
‘I’ve always felt oppressed’: Madonna
WENN.COM From Toronto Sun Madonna is tired of feeling “oppressed” because she doesn’t conform to society’s expectations of women. The 58-year-old singer, who is known for her raunchy stage antics, says that in spite of her wealth she still feels…
Despite African growth, tax dodging widens inequality-report
By Luke Balleny from Trust.org Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – High economic growth rates in a number of African countries mask widening inequality between a wealthy minority that is growing richer and the poor who, in…
