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Liberty Shares hopes to use tech to combat sea slavery

News January 19, 2020 December 21, 2019

By using existing technology, including satellites and artificial intelligence, the anti-trafficking organization Liberty Shared hopes to help identify ship vessels engaged in illegal activities, spanning from unlawful fishing to forced labour and other human rights violations. “As global fish stocksRead full article Liberty Shares hopes to use tech to combat sea slavery

Patima´s tireless fight against sea slavery

News January 19, 2020 July 28, 2019

Ghost Fleet is a documentary about slavery in the Thai fishing industry; a film that grew out of a smaller piece that Shannon Service – the documentary´s co-director – did for NPR back in 2012. Ghost Fleet tells the taleRead full article Patima´s tireless fight against sea slavery

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The Role of African Middlemen in the Slave Trade

October 25, 2025 Comments Off

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The Impact of the Slave Trade on Indigenous Populations

May 25, 2025 Comments Off

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The Use of Enslaved Navigators and Maritime Skills

September 11, 2025 Comments Off

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Cultural Retentions: African Traditions at Sea

June 15, 2025 Comments Off

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Piracy and the Slave Trade: Intersecting Histories

August 21, 2025 Comments Off

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The Use of Enslaved Labor in Colonial Navies

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