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Slavery And "Abuse Regeneration", Christine Bell
Slavery And "Abuse Regeneration", Christine Bell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Skinner’s depiction of modern day slavery is graphic and challenging. Anyone viewing prohibitions on slavery, or abolition, as historical anachronism, or requiring reinterpretation for modern-day practices, must think again. Skinner persuades us that slavery in its most old fashioned sense is alive and well and, worse than that–on the rise.
Slavery: From Public Crime To Private Wrong, Alison Brysk
Slavery: From Public Crime To Private Wrong, Alison Brysk
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The fight against slavery was the first international human rights movement, and the elimination of legalized bondage represented a hallmark of Western civilization. But the persistence and revival of this ancient evil shows that in an era of globalization, a prohibited public crime has morphed into a massive private wrong.
Combating The Slave Trade: Why Governments Are Not Good At Governing, Eric A. Heinze
Combating The Slave Trade: Why Governments Are Not Good At Governing, Eric A. Heinze
Human Rights & Human Welfare
It is difficult to read Benjamin Skinner’s revealing piece on the international slave trade and not feel revolted that we still live in a world where so many people live in bondage. What is particularly disturbing is that much of the modern-day slave trade takes place with the full knowledge, and even acquiescence of, state governments.
Eric Pianowski On Trafficking In Humans: Social, Cultural And Political Dimensions Edited By Sally Cameron And Edward Newman. New York: United Nations University Press, 2008. 284 Pp., Eric Pianowski
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Trafficking in Humans: Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions edited by Sally Cameron and Edward Newman. New York: United Nations University Press, 2008. 284 pp.