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Abolish slavery – now

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We sometimes speak about the abolition of slavery as though it’s already been achieved. But there are more than 50 million victims of slavery today – right now. One in four of them are children...

Trafficking survivor wants to “make human rights mainstream”

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Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman and his service dog (right), sitting for a conversation with UN High Commissioner Volker Türk, 29 November 2023, Geneva, Swizterland © OHCHR/Philippe Liondjo
Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman went from being a teenage survivor of sexual exploitation and trafficking to a fervent advocate for the rights of victims. Now the Chair of the UN Slavery Fund, he wants everyone to “vote for human rights.”