Slavery Archives

Brazilian federal prosecutor Julio Araujo (second from right) speaks during a public hearing on reparations for slavery in Rio de Janeiro

World

Brazil bank’s ties to slavery reopen wounds, reparations debate

In 1853, Viscount Jose Bernardino de Sa, a Brazilian nobleman who made his fortune shipping enslaved Africans to the Americas, became the largest investor...

AFPNovember 29, 2023

Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance market, was found to have played a 'signficant role' in the transatlantic slave trade

Business

Lloyd’s of London pays out over slave trade links

Lloyd’s of London, the insurance market, said Wednesday it would spend £52 million ($64 million) on racial-equality causes after a report found it played...

AFPNovember 8, 2023

Dutch media says King Willem-Alexander will apologise for the Netherlands' history of slavery

World

Dutch king expected to apologise for slavery

King Willem-Alexander is widely expected to make a royal apology for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery on Saturday at an event marking 150 years...

AFPJune 30, 2023

The game app 'Slavery Simulator' had been downloaded by hundreds of people

Business

Google withdraws ‘Slavery Simulator’ game app after Brazil outcry

Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture black virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.

AFPMay 26, 2023

The 2023 Global Slavery Index says modern slavery has got worse since its last survey

Life

‘Modern slavery’ most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study

North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the Global Slavery Index.

AFPMay 23, 2023

Indigenous leaders from a strong of former British colonies have demanded an apology from King Charles for 'centuries of racism, oppression, colonialism and slavery'

World

Indigenous leaders demand King Charles apologise for colonialism

Indigenous leaders from a string of former British colonies on Thursday urged King Charles to swiftly apologise for “centuries of racism” and the “legacy...

AFPMay 3, 2023

A statue of English slave trader Edward Colston, who had ties to the royal family, was toppled by protesters in 2020

World

Charles backs probe into UK monarchy’s slavery links

Britain’s King Charles III is supporting research into the historical links between the monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday....

AFPApril 6, 2023