All beings, human and other, shall be free from enslavement.
Yes, there are still enslaved humans.
It is usually about the slaveholder's need for money.
A slave costs only an average $90 today,
making it hugely profitable to the slaveowner.
Big business.
Quarries, farms, sweatshops, and brothels are where millions slave.
In the U.S., the states with the largest number of trafficked "persons"
are California, New York, Florida and Washington, DC.
A slave costs only an average $90 today,
making it hugely profitable to the slaveowner.
Big business.
Quarries, farms, sweatshops, and brothels are where millions slave.
In the U.S., the states with the largest number of trafficked "persons"
are California, New York, Florida and Washington, DC.
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The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 4 states:
"No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery
and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms."
and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms."
The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (1990),
Article 11 similarly states:
"(a) Human beings are born free, and no one has the right to enslave,
humiliate, oppress or exploit them,
and there can be no subjugation but to God the Most-High.
(b) Colonialism of all types being one of the
most evil forms of enslavement is totally prohibited."
To declare is easy, to enforce is not.
Humans make very profitable labor.
This issue is so contemporary, that now
there are many non-profits organization that combat it,
see a partial list here.
And so many new ones keep popping up:
2004, Stop Modern Slavery Washington, DC, at a local level.
2008, Harvard College for Free the Slaves for college students.
2009, Stop Slavery, Asia, where the most slaves are found.
Stop Child Slavery Now has a great website with lots of info
and even state by state news on the topic.
To declare is easy, to enforce is not,
but the good news is, many are working on this...
Article 11 similarly states:
"(a) Human beings are born free, and no one has the right to enslave,
humiliate, oppress or exploit them,
and there can be no subjugation but to God the Most-High.
(b) Colonialism of all types being one of the
most evil forms of enslavement is totally prohibited."
To declare is easy, to enforce is not.
Humans make very profitable labor.
This issue is so contemporary, that now
there are many non-profits organization that combat it,
see a partial list here.
And so many new ones keep popping up:
2004, Stop Modern Slavery Washington, DC, at a local level.
2008, Harvard College for Free the Slaves for college students.
2009, Stop Slavery, Asia, where the most slaves are found.
Stop Child Slavery Now has a great website with lots of info
and even state by state news on the topic.
To declare is easy, to enforce is not,
but the good news is, many are working on this...
