Survivors said that 41 people, shunted by traffickers onto a small makeshift iron vessel, had drowned after it capsized en route from Tunisia to Italy.
Tag: Human Trafficking
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Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved people, researchers said.
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Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.
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Why Legalizing Pimping Would Be a Mistake
A survivor warns that decriminalizing the sex trade to allow pimping would not promote empowerment but predation.
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Amanda Gorman: In Memory of Those Still in the Water
By writing an elegy through the words of history, I hope to unearth, or unwater, the dead from beneath a mass of waves.