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Ahmed Al-Atoum convicted for harming Jordanian political ties

Ahmed Al-Atoum convicted for harming Jordanian political ties

Ahmed al-Atoum, a 49-year-old Jordanian national and former teacher residing in Abu Dhabi, has been at the center of an ongoing human rights controversy since his arrest in May 2020. Al-Atoum's activism and outspoken criticism

Recent arrest by Thai police exposes existing bonded slavery in its seafood industry

Recent arrest by Thai police exposes existing bonded slavery in its seafood industry

Earlier this week, Thai police reported the arrest of six people including a local mayor, for trafficking five Myanmar migrant labourers onto fishing vessels and pushing them into bonded slavery. The operation conducted by the federal

British Firms Decide To Undo Centuries Of Wrong Doing For African Population

British Firms Decide To Undo Centuries Of Wrong Doing For African Population

It is so difficult to stomach the fact that when slavery was abolished in the 1800s, it was not the slaves that were freed that were compensated. Instead, it was the slave owners themselves.  As