The Home Office’s handling of the UK’s skyrocketing modern slavery cases has been branded a “shambles” after MPs heard a new group set up to tackle the scourge has yet to meet. Safeguarding minister Sarah Dines faced a fiery backlash from the Home Affairs Select Committee after revealing stakeholders involved in the government’s new modern…
Home Office Handling of Modern Slavery a ‘Shambles,’ Tory MP Tells Minister
Australian Slave Keeper Jail Time Increased for Contacting Victim
On the evening before she was due to meet with police to go over statements about her experience as a slave, a frightened Tamil woman received a call at her nursing home. “If you listen to the police you’ll never be able to leave this country, you’ll be here until you perish, until you die,”…
Australia Has 41,000 Modern Slaves: Report
Australia currently has around 41,000 modern slaves, which is twice the figure recorded five years ago, a human rights report has shown. Walk Free, an international human rights group based in Perth has released the 2023 Global Slavery Index, raising the alarm about the state of modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery refers to situations in…
65 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation Claim to Be Modern Slavery Victims
May 5, 2023
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Most illegal immigrants arriving in the UK by small boats who were detained for removal have claimed they were victims of modern slavery, Home Office figures show. Such claims would delay the deportation until a decision is made on their modern slavery claims. According to data released by the Home Office on Thursday, in 2021,…
‘They Are Not Above the Law’ Warns Detective in ‘Landmark’ Organ Harvesting Case
The detective in charge of the Metropolitan Police’s modern slavery team has hailed the organ harvesting conviction of Nigerian Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and middleman Obinna Obeta as a “landmark” and said they were investigating several other cases in Britain. On March 23, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Obeta, 50, were…
Nigerian Senator and Wife Convicted in UK of Buying Kidney for Daughter in Landmark Legal Case
A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a middleman have been convicted of exploiting a young street trader from Lagos whose kidney they needed in order to save the life of the couple’s seriously ill daughter. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Obinna Obeta, 50, were found guilty of conspiring to…
UK Adopts New Rules to Tackle Abuse of Modern Slavery Laws by Illegal Immigrants
The UK Home Office has adopted new rules aimed at cracking down on the abuse of modern slavery laws by illegal immigrants and foreign criminals. Previously, if a foreign national offender claimed to be a victim of modern slavery, any action to remove them would be paused while their claim was considered. But from Monday,…
Podcast Reveals Modern Day Slavery at CCP-Controlled Cobalt Mines in the Congo
December 28, 2022
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A revealing podcast has again brought to light the problem of slavery at Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned cobalt mines in the Congo and the hypocrisy of green energy advocates. Siddharth Kara, author of Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives and a visiting Harvard professor, told his host Joe Rogan about his research and…
New Zealand Launches Public Consultation for Modern Slavery Laws
The New Zealand government has taken its first major step towards addressing worker exploitation and modern slavery in supply chains, opening public consultation on proposed legislative options to address these issues. “As New Zealanders, most of us believe in decency and dignity for people, and we’re appalled at the possibility that some of the goods…
Most Australian Companies Failing to Identify and Address Modern Slavery Risks: Report
A new report has found that companies in Australia are failing to identify or address modern slavery and labour exploitation in their supply chains and called for the strengthening of Australia’s modern slavery laws. The Modern Slavery Act, which entered into force on Jan. 1, 2019, established a modern slavery reporting requirement for large businesses and…
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