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“Willingly no one chooses the yoke of slavery.”

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Aeschylus, a renowned Greek tragic poet, is hailed as the 'Father of Tragedy'. His works have had a profound impact on the development of drama, with masterpieces such as 'Prometheus Bound' and 'Agamemnon'. more

“Human beings are not property. On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us redouble our efforts so that the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 'no one shall be held in slavery or servitude' - ring true.”

“It surprises people that there's actually a very large number of slaves in the world today-our best estimate is 27 million. And that is defining a slave in a very narrow way; we're not talking about sweatshop workers or people who are just poor, we're talking about people who are controlled by violence, who cannot walk away, who are being held against their will, who are being paid nothing.”

People World Way Today Walks Poor Numbers Talking Millions Violence Paid Slavery Slave Surprise Workers Controlled Defining World Today Not Talking Large Numbers Sweatshops

Author:Kevin Bales

“Slavery is what slavery's always been: About one person controlling another person using violence and then exploiting them economically, paying them nothing. That's what slavery's about”

Persons Violence Slavery

Author:Kevin Bales

“It's as if all identity has been stolen from them, except their identity as slaves.”

Ifs Has Beens Identity Slavery Slave Stolen

Author:Kevin Bales

“We have to make it clear to the multi-nationals that slavery is too high a price to pay for cheap goods”

Pay Clear Slavery Goods

Author:Kevin Bales

“For some slaves, the first step out of bondage is to learn to see their lives with new eyes. Their reality is a social world where they have their place and some assurance of a subsistence diet. Born into slavery, they cannot easily redefine their lives outside the frame of enslavement.”

World Firsts Reality Eye Social Born Steps Slavery Slave Diets First Steps Assurance Bondage Enslavement Subsistence New Eyes

Book:Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader

Source: Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader

“Slavery is theft - theft of a life, theft of work, theft of any property or produce, theft even of the children a slave might have borne.”

Children Might Produce Slavery Property Slave Theft Be A Slave Slavery Freedom

Book:Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader

Source: Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader

“Millions of our fellow human beings continue to live as contemporary slaves, victims of abominable practices like human trafficking, forced labour and sexual exploitation. Countless children are forced to become soldiers, work in sweat shops or are sold by desperate families. Women are brutalized and traded like commodities. Entire households and villages labour under debt bondage.”

“On this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us redouble our efforts to build societies in which slavery truly is a term for the history books.”

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Author:Ban Ki-moon

“It is up to each and every one of us to raise our voice against crimes that deprive countless victims of their liberty, dignity and human rights. We have to work together to realize the equal rights promised to all by the United Nations Charter. And we must collectively give meaning to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that "no one shall be held in slavery or servitude"”

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