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WH: 'absurd' to suggest support for slavery

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White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday faced a second day of questioning about how President Donald Trump and his aides view The Civil War.

The controversy follows comments from...
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Calif. Unveils WWII 'Comfort Women' Memorial

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A survivor of sexual abuse by Japan's World War II-era army has attended the dedication of a San Francisco statue commemorating the plight of Asia's so-called "comfort women."

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Trump: US stepping up fight on human trafficking

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The U.S. is stepping up the fight against human trafficking until it can be stamped out "once and for all," President Donald Trump said Thursday, calling for an end to "modern slavery."
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Kanye West: Petition Calls for Adidas to Cut Ties With Rapper | THR News

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Kanye West's recent comments about slavery — denying hundreds of years of resistance — have led to a petition on Care2 calling for Adidas to boycott West.
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Reenactment will honour Louisiana slave rebellion

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A costume room is abuzz with sewing machines whirling and designers applying finishing touches to the hundreds of costumes and props that will be used to create Slave Rebellion Reenactment, a live performance that will reimagine the...
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CLEAN : NYC protest demands justice for Indian hou

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Domestic workers protested outside the Indian consulate in New York on Friday, calling for justice for a housekeeper allegedly mistreated by a Indian diplomat and demanding an end to slavery CLEAN : NYC protest demands justice for Indian...
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CLEAN : London police rescue three women held

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Director of Anti Slavery says its possible that the three women who were believed to have been held as slaves for at least 30 years in London were allowed freedoms because their captors kept them on a psychological leash CLEAN : London...
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CLEAN : Macron announces initiatives to commemorate abolition of slavery

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French president Emmanuel Macron announces several government initiatives aimed at commemorating the abolition of slavery (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Indigenous in Peru fight deforestation gold mining in Amazon

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The Amahuaca indigenous community in Peru's Amazon were killed and enslaved a century ago during the rush for rubber and although they finally have the title to their land they continue to struggle for survival because of greedy gold...
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Hugh Jackman at premiere of Pan

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CLEAN: Exterior interview with actor Hugh Jackman at the premiere of Pan on September 20, 2015 in London, England.
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Netflix’s Hastings on Slavery’s Scar Across America

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Sep.09 -- Reed Hastings, chairman, co-chief executive officer and co-founder of Netflix Inc., explains why he and his wife have donated $120 million to black colleges in the U.S. He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein...
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CLEAN : Paris unveils park plaque to honour historical figure 'Solitude'

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Alongside the former French prime minister and President of the Foundation for the Memory of Slavery Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo unveils the plaque for the "Solitude" Garden in Paris, in tribute to the Guadeloupean...
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Rhode Island Weighs Changing Its Name Over Ties To Slavery

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Rhode Island's Governor signed an executive order that puts the possible name change on the November ballot.
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New York to Make Juneteenth a Holiday for State Workers

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Jun.17 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will sign an executive order recognizing Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19 as the end of American slavery, as a holiday for state employees. He speaks at his daily briefing. (Excerpts)
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Priti Patel comments on Black Lives Matter protester removing Statue in Bristol

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CLEAN: Interior shots of an interview with Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel speaking in response to the Black Lives Mater protesters tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol on 7th June 2020...
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Man missing for five years is found alive

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VOICED: Police officers specialising in modern slavery are now investigating the case of man who was discovered hiding in woods in Cambridgeshire - five years after he was reported missing. When he first disappeared - Ricardas Puisys,...
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CLEAN : Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum presents slavery exhibit to confront country's brutal past

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Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum presents a new exhibition dealing with slavery during Dutch colonial times, with the museum hoping to start a new conversation about a painful period in the country's history (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : Cuban youth take refuge in Abakua religion in difficult pandemic year

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On their knees, blindfolded, five young men listen to blessings in Yoruba, a language brought by African slaves more than four centuries ago, to become the new members of the Abakua society, a unique Cuban cult (Footage by AFPTV via...
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Police raid sweatshops employing child labour, rescue 62 boys

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PAKISTAN: CHILDREN FORCED TO WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEET

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Children in Pakistan are still seen working in dangerous conditions for very little pay even though laws have been passed to clamp down on child la
bour.
Millions of children from...
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INDIA: ACTIVISTS TRY TO REDUCE INSTANCES OF CHILD LABOUR

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Anti-child labour groups around the world are planning demonstrations for Thursday to kick off a global march against child labour...
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International Labour Org pushes for release of trade unionists

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