Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh warned to be wary with human trafficking rising

A rising number of Rohingya refugees have been duped by human traffickers into slavery or fleeced with promises to reunite them with family

Mexico lacks basic data on hundreds of trafficking victims - government watchdog

In one case, a Venezuelan woman released from a Mexican prison after being recognized as a trafficking victim was sent to a detention center

Male slavery survivors in UK struggle to get support as numbers soar

With more men than women now referred for post-slavery government support, concerns are growing about limited support in a system largely focused on women

INSIGHT - India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts

Just one in four trafficking cases in India ends in conviction and trials can stretch for years, with victims often withdrawing their complaints after being intimidated by traffickers

* Feel free to republish the stories above as long as credit is given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Scottish university to pay 20 million pounds in slavery reparations

The money will be spent over the next 20 years, with funding mainly coming from research grants and donations.

OPINION: Racism and prejudice has always underpinned slavery, and it still does today

August 23rd is Slavery Remembrance Day, and August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first slave ships reaching American shores