Press Release Mar 18, 2024 New HRF Report: Authoritarianism and Trafficking in Persons There are an estimated 50 million people worldwide trapped in either forced labor or forced marriage. While human trafficking exists in every country, HRF’s research suggests authoritarian regimes are more likely to encourage and perpetuate human trafficking than democracies.
Announcement Aug 31, 2023 Human Trafficking & Authoritarianism: Read HRF’s Latest Reports Human trafficking, considered a modern form of slavery, impacts tens of millions and exists in every region of the world. In 2023, an estimated 28 million individuals were trapped in modern slavery and 22 million trapped in forced marriage globally.
Blog Post Jul 30, 2023 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: How Corruption Drives Modern Slavery Slavery was declared abolished in 1981 when Mauritania became the last country in the world to formally outlaw it, but 2023 numbers tell a different story: Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, an estimated 27.6 million people are trapped in modern slavery and 22 million in forced marriages around the world. And the numbers are rising.
Announcement May 1, 2023 Meet Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Malcolm Bidali Meet Malcolm Bidali (@NoahArticulates), a prominent Kenyan human rights defender, migrant workers’ rights activist, and 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Blog Post Jul 30, 2022 Authoritarianism Lies at the Heart of Human Trafficking On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, there are over 24.9 million people subject to human trafficking, or modern slavery.
Blog Post May 10, 2022 Refugees, Human Trafficking, and Authoritarianism Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, shook the world as the first invasion of a sovereign European nation since World War II.
Blog Post Dec 16, 2021 HRF Launches New Tool to Raise Awareness About Brands Linked to Uyghur Forced Labor NEW YORK (December 15, 2021) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the launch of the “Uyghur Forced Labor Checker,” a Google Chrome extension plug-in that informs consumers on whether the apparel brands they are buying from might be relying on Uyghur forced labor.
Blog Post Jan 29, 2021 What’s Happening in Xinjiang? Q&A With Uyghur Activist Jewher Ilham China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, also known as the Uyghur Region or East Turkestan, is home to millions of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities.
Press Release Jul 22, 2020 HRF Petitions The UN Regarding Venezuela’s Use of Torture to Intimidate Judges and Lawyers Today, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), International Bar Association’s Human Right’s Institute (IBAHRI) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) have appealed to the United Nations to hold…
Blog Post Jul 30, 2020 Uncovering The Links Between Authoritarianism and Human Trafficking Today, July 30, is the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Trafficking is a problem that touches all corners of the world, entrapping thousands of men, women, and children each…
Media Jun 13, 2020 Op-Ed: Corporate America stands against injustices — except those ‘Made in China’ This op-ed was published by The Hill on June 13, 2020. By Jenny Wang, HRF’s Strategic Advisor The killing of George Floyd has ignited a civil society deeply disturbed by…
News Jul 30, 2019 Human Trafficking Has a Hidden Cause — and It’s on the Rise Worldwide Tuesday is the U.N.’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. After nearly two decades of international commitment to end modern slavery, one thing is clear: States are simply not doing enough.
Media Feb 5, 2018 China’s RSDL a licence to disappear, hold and torture dissenters China, which British Prime Minister Theresa May visited last week and with which the Vatican has reportedly signed a controversial deal, is a land of euphemisms. Underneath the glistening bright…
