Monitors, documents, and publicizes the plight of slaves around the globe. Focuses on the worst and most-ignored cases of human bondage: black chattel slavery in North Africa. There may be more slaves today than ever before in history.

Factsheet from the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights.

Overview of the many forms of modern day slavery. Focuses primarily on the efforts of the American Anti-Slavery Group.

Book review of Kevin Bales' study of modern slavery, with case studies from Thailand, Mauritania, Pakistan, Brazil, and India.

Papers from a conference at the Africa Centre, London, marking UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

Information and resources about slavery and forced labor systems in the modern world.

The Center of the Modern American Abolishionist Movement inspired by Kevin Bales' book, Disposable People, works to abolish slavery worldwide.

Information and education exchange on the plight of modern slavery, child slavery and prostitition around the world, particularly in Sudan, Mauritania, Sudan, China, India and Thailand.

Campaign to help raise awareness about modern slavery and to highlight organizations working against it.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, slavery has not disappeared from the world. Social scientists are trying to explain its persistence Article by Kevin Bales.

Information about modern slavery in the US and around the world.