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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 Impact of Disease on Slave Ships

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The Influence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Global Cuisine

October 30, 2025 Comments Off

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The Middle Passage: Journeys of Horror

February 16, 2025 Comments Off

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Widespread slavery in the Myanmar fishing industry

October 18, 2019 Comments Off

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The Danish Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

August 28, 2025 Comments Off

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Slave Narratives: Personal Accounts of the Middle Passage

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