Portent | Cool, Fun Stuff
Jul
08
Slavery of course was abolished over 200 hundred years ago but various forms of it still exist, even in Britain today.
This exhibition, which is currently at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London (and moving to Edinburgh in August-October 2007) highlights the plight on those who are trafficked or brought into the UK as unpaid domestic servants. It has photos by Panos photographers Karen Robinson and David Rose and you can see some on the website.
There is also a petition asking for the British Govt to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against trafficking in Human Beings. This was signed up to in March 2007 but until something happens…
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