Slavery

‘Bought like a chicken’: struggle to end wahaya slavery in Niger
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’
Fred Harter in Niamey
28, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘You complain, you get fired’: migrant crews on UK fishing boats speak out
Trapped by the terms of their ‘transit visas’, seafarers from outside the EEA are facing exploitation, danger and violence
Karen McVeigh
20, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM

British history should not be treated as a ‘soft play area’, says David Olusoga
Writer and broadcaster says teaching about the past must not be a way of making people feel good about themselves
Richard Adams Education editor
19, Jun, 2022 @5:22 PM

C of E paid poor 18th-century clergy with ‘abominable’ slave trade funds
Justin Welby says he is ‘deeply sorry for links with transatlantic chattel slavery’
Harriet Sherwood
16, Jun, 2022 @5:22 PM

Rwanda refugee policy is like the rendition of slaves in the 1800s | Letters
Letters: Prof Julia O’Connell Davidson likens the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to the forced returns facilitated by the Fugitive Slave Act in the US. Plus a letter from Mark Stephens
Letters
16, Jun, 2022 @4:44 PM

Eighteenth-century cockroach found in slave-trading ship ledger
Insect’s journey probably began in West Africa on vessel that sailed from La Rochelle in 1743 to Guinea
Caroline Davies
15, Jun, 2022 @5:05 PM

‘I see this money as not mine’: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels
What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money
Amelia Tait
05, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM

‘Cancel culture a reflection of rightwing papers’ intolerance,’ says David Olusoga
Historian taking part in debate at Hay festival says he is labelled an activist to ‘delegitimise’ his voice
Rachel Hall
03, Jun, 2022 @8:29 PM

Walmart apologizes for selling Juneteenth-themed ice cream
Company drew outrage with its ice cream, which was part of an assortment of other Juneteenth-themed items including shirts and decorations
Gloria Oladipo
25, May, 2022 @3:31 PM

‘It’s a never-ending nightmare’: crew of refugee rescue ship facing jail
Thousands of lives were saved by activists who have now been
put on trial in Sicily on trafficking charges
put on trial in Sicily on trafficking charges
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Angela Giuffrida in Rome
22, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Slaves’ shackles put on show alongside sculptures at Liverpool gallery
Sculptures at the Walker depict members of Sandbach family, who made a fortune from slave trade
Mark Brown
05, May, 2022 @4:28 PM

Coalition accused of stalling ban on imports made using slave labour
Morrison government wants time to consult business and upgrade IT but campaigners say Australia is lagging other countries
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
03, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
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