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Vietnamese Human Rights Network (VNHRN)

History By the 1990s, human rights violations in Vietnam continued unchecked, and it became apparent that a unified front of human rights activists was indispensable. In November 1997, an international consortium of Vietnamese human rights leaders an

Learn About Forced Labor in China

While the scope is unclear, at least a handful of Chinese factories use forced labor comprised of religious and ethnic minorities. China is the largest export economy in the world. If you own a computer or a smartphone, there is a good chance at leas

Forced Labor in Nursing Homes

By 2018, Taiwan will be an ‘aged society,’ meaning that at least 14% of its population will be 65 years old or older. By 2025, Taiwan’s National Development Council predicts that at least 20% of the population will be older than 65. The rising popula

Assisting Trafficked Migrants in Taiwan

Reverend Peter van Hung established the Vietnam Migrant Workers and Brides Office in 2004 after discovering a case of 100 Vietnamese women raped and trafficked by brokers. As one of the leaders in anti-trafficking and labor rights in Taiwan, Reveren

In Search of Freedomville

In a tiny speck of a village in Uttar Pradesh, India, a community of rock quarry miners have given their cluster of thatched roofed houses the name Azad Nagar. Freedomville. The miners named their village in 2000, only a few months after they staged

Bonded Labor

Bonded labor is designed to exploit workers. The cyclical process begins with a debt, whether acquired or inherited, that cannot be paid immediately. Then, while the worker labors to repay the debt, the employer continues to add on additional expense

Policy Making

"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." - Mahatma Gandhi Once individuals are aware of the issue of modern-day slavery, the next form of abolition is leveraging that knowle

A Boy Named Jorge

Watch CNN’s “Libya’s Slaves: I Was Sold”

Watch CNN’s “Libya’s Slaves: I Was Sold” It happened. A man was sold for $400 in a Libyan slave auction. And CNN caught it on film. In November of 2017, CNN captured video footage of enslaved peoples in Libya in a modern day slave auction. The video

Host an Aruna Run in Your City

Host an Aruna Run in Your City An Aruna Run is a 5k run/walk where participants are able to raise funds that help secure freedom for a specific woman trapped in sexual slavery today. When you sign up to run in an Aruna run, you are given the name of