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Datasheet about Slavery in Pakistan

September 30 2014, 11:25am

Posted by Guillaume

Hi, I wanted to write an article about slavery in Pakistan but I realized that there was no datasheet which presents it quickly, so I decided to make one. If you have any idea on how to improve it don't hesitate to let me know. Basic informations about...

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5 faits méconnus sur le commerce triangulaire

September 29 2014, 16:04pm

Posted by Guillaume

En 1980, la Mauritanie fut le dernier pays au monde à abolir l'esclavage. Malheureusement, il y existe un énorme dacalage entre la théorie et la pratique. En effet, selon plusieurs estimations, il y aurait aujourd'hui 27 millions d'esclaves à travers...

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5 enlightening facts about Atlantic slave trade

September 25 2014, 15:33pm

Posted by Guillaume

In 1980, Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. Unfortunately, there's a big (a huuuge) difference between official things and the daily reality. Indeed, we estimate that about 27 million person are currently enslaved around...

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Slavevoyages.org : a database about Trans-Atlantic slavery

September 22 2014, 14:14pm

Posted by Guillaume

A few days ago I was researching slavery to understand how it concretely worked in the past and I found a fascinating website that I'd like to present you : this is called slavevoyages.org This website, created by Emory University, is the most comprehensive...

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Slavery in Malaysia and geopolitics

September 19 2014, 13:35pm

Posted by Guillaume

If I do not pay my debt my friend [creditor] will not be happy and I can be subjected to intimidation. Two days ago, an American NGO called Verité published a report in which it denounced a large scale slavery in Malaysia. According to the NGO, one-third...

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Mauritanie, terre d'esclavage

September 15 2014, 15:11pm

Posted by Guillaume

Officiellement, la Mauritanie fut le dernier pays au monde à abolir l'esclavage, c'était en 1981. Mais, 33 ans après, il semble évident qu'il ne s'est jamais réellement arrêté. Selon le rapport 2013 de l'ONG australienne Walk Free, ce pays de seulement...

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Cotton industry in Uzbekistan = modern slavery

September 10 2014, 15:58pm

Posted by Guillaume

Here we are, cotton harvesting is on the verge to begin in Uzbekistan. That's the occasion to briefly present this unknown industry which involves more than one million people over there. The particular thing with the cotton harvesting in Uzbekistan is...

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5 great books about slavery

September 8 2014, 16:36pm

Posted by Guillaume

This is not a top 5, I just want to briefly present 5 books I read about slavery. Each of them talks about a different kind of slavery and are, in my opinion, the best in their category. Don't hesitate to let a comment to talk about the books which influenced...

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Slavery in Mauritania

September 4 2014, 15:48pm

Posted by Guillaume

Officially, Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. It was in 1981. But 33 years later, it is clear that it has never really stopped. According to the 2013 report of the Australian NGO Walk Free, this 3.8 million inhabitants country...

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The Human Rights Tulip récompense l'innovation !

September 2 2014, 13:36pm

Posted by Guillaume

Créé en 2007 par le ministère des Affaires Etrangères néerlandais, le Human Rights Tulip est un prix décerné à une personne, une équipe ou une entreprise ayant mis au point un procédé innovant pour contribuer aux droits de l’homme. La procédure du concours...

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