Some Democrats did want to expand slavery westward, while the Republican party opposed it at the time of its creation. But the division of the political parties wasn’t really the driver between who ...

In this 2009 file photo child labourers hold each others hands after being rescued from shoe factories on World Day Against Child Labour in New Delhi. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi As climate 'tipping points' ...

New slavery -- Slavery throughout history -- Types of slavery -- Slavery around the world -- Slavery and globalization -- Controversies and problems -- How we will end slavery -- Timeline -- Notes -- ...

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND — Beatles lovers who seek out Penny Lane imagine it as that magical place “in my ears and in my eyes, there beneath the blue suburban skies.” But it has a sinister undertone too.

LONDON, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 15 years since a global treaty to combat human trafficking was adopted, nearly 46 million people are enslaved, according to the 2016 Global ...