NIGER CONDEMNED FOR SLAVERY

Niger has been found responsible of failing to protect 24-year-old Hadijatou Mani from slavery. The judgement was delivered in Niamey, the capital of Niger today (Monday 27 October) by the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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YEMENI CHILD BRIDE HONOURED AS WOMEN OF THE YEAR

Ten-year-old Nujood Mohammed Ali from Yemen was honored in New York last week for her fight against early marriage. Nujood was named as a Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year after successfully divorcing her 30-year-old husband in April.

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MET HUMAN TRAFFICKING TEAM TO CLOSE

The only specialised unit targeting human trafficking in the UK will be disbanded, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson has confirmed.

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FREEDOM FOR 20,000 PEOPLE AS NEPAL ABOLISHES BONDED LABOUR PRACTICE

Anti-Slavery International, the world's oldest human rights organisation, welcomes the decision by the government of Nepal to free 20,000 people in slavery by abolishing the local bonded labour practice of 'haliya'. The organisation also calls for official support to help the freed labourers find alternative livelihoods and to protect discriminated people from becoming victims of slavery in Nepal.

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TAKE ACTION ON FORCED LABOUR AND EXPLOITATION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Domestic workers in the Philippines, the vast majority of whom are women and girls, are not given the same protections as other workers under labour laws and work in other people's homes hidden from public view. This leaves them particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, and many are the victims of forced labour. Many domestic workers migrate from rural areas to the cities and are vulnerable to trafficking, as well as to debt bondage. A Domestic Workers Bill, which would protect them, has been delayed for several years by Presidential impeachment proceedings and various other postponements. Act now to urge the Philippines Government to prioritise this legislation and ensure that it passes without further delay.

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