September 22nd marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in Confederate states during the Civil War. Slavery, however, still exists in the U.S. In fact there has never been a day in American history without it. If Lincoln were still president today, this is...

Note: This Sunday, March 25, marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade. We thought it would be a good opportunity to invite Sarah Mendelson to guest blog about an important new anti-trafficking initiative at the U.S. Agency for International...

Despite the fact that slavery is illegal, modern day slavery thrives in many parts of India. There are millions of bonded labor slaves in the sub-continent. Most of these are Dalits -- people of the so-called "untouchable" caste -- who are saddled with bogus debts they can never work off....

Ghana is the 10th biggest producer of gold in the world. A 2003 report found that the exportation of gold garners "approximately 50 percent" of the country's GDP. But much of the mining industry is made up of galamsey operators -- artisanal miners who often operate...

We call it a soul-revving, heart-thumping, shout-out-loud celebration. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson will be master of ceremonies. Jason Mraz will perform with the Agape Choir. Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Forest Whitaker, Camilla Belle, Meredith Artley, Ryan Devlin and Vincent Kartheiser are among the presenters.

It's the...

By Karen Stauss, Director of Programs at Free the Slaves.

Minerals that come from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo turn up in electronics, in light bulbs, batteries and other everyday items. It would be hard to escape our connection to these items, and through them, our...

Written by Kiran Kamal Prasad of the anti-slavery organization JEEVIKA, based in Karnataka, India.

JEEVIKA is the 2010 recipient of the 2010 Harriet Tubman Freedom Award, presented annually by Free the Slaves to one community-based organization that demonstrates how slavery can be dismantled and destroyed....

By Anne Keehn, Zimmerman Fellow at Free the Slaves.

Can Twitter end modern day slavery? Ashton Kutcher says social media has the power to give traditionally under-represented voices a major platform. And in the process, bring the issue of slavery to the masses.

At the 2010 Clinton Global...

By Terry FitzPatrick, Senior Writer-Producer/Deputy Communications Director of Free the Slaves.

Roger Plant is the recipient of the 2010 William Wilberforce award, given annually by Free the Slaves to one individual who has moved a major institution, government, business or large groups of people to act...

By Terry FitzPatrick, Senior Writer-Producer/Deputy Communications Director of Free the Slaves

Trafficked into sexual slavery at 14, Tina Frundt now heads her own anti-slavery organization. Based in Washington, D.C., Courtney's House is scheduled to open a shelter dedicated to rehabilitating survivors of sex trafficking. Frundt...

By Terry FitzPatrick, Senior Writer-Producer/Deputy Communications Director Free the Slaves

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the deadliest spots in the poorest continent on earth. Millions have died during the conflict between warring rebel militias and the national army. At stake: vast mineral wealth and...