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Eradicating modern slavery

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Post date November 29, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery will be observed on Wednesday, December 2. As the UN states: “Slavery is not merely a historical relic. According to the International Labour Organization more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery. Although modern slavery is not defined in law, it is used as an umbrella term covering practices such as forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. Essentially, it refers to situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, and/or abuse of power. In addition, more than 150 million children are subject to child labour, accounting for almost one in ten children around the world.”

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We too are the rock of Faith

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Post date August 23, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

Over the past few weeks, before and after our General Election on August 10, it has been sad to note on social media, in particular, racist vitriol being spewed by so many people—mainly from the two major ethnic communities that reside in our beloved country.

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Remembering the victims of slavery

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Post date March 24, 2019

**by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI**

The world will commemorate the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade tomorrow (Monday, March 25) which commenced in the 15^th century. Let’s offer up our prayers for the repose of the souls of the millions of Africans and their descendants whose human rights were violated.

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No moral justification for slavery

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Post date March 25, 2018

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ, & Director, CREDI

Today, Sunday March 25, the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. There can be no moral justification for slavery. We are all diminished by this crime against humanity.

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Remembering victims of transatlantic slavery

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Post date March 23, 2012

“Every time I hear the crack of a whip, my blood runs cold. I remember on the slave ship, how they brutalised my very soul. (Nesta Marley’s song: Slave Driver)

In 2007, the UN declared March 25 (annually) as the “International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade”. We must never forget those who endured immense suffering during what Ban Ki Moon, UN General Secretary, said, is the “longest, most widespread tragedies in human history. By studying slavery, we help to guard against humanity’s most vile impulses. By examining the prevailing assumptions and beliefs that allowed the practice to flourish, we raise awareness about the continued dangers of racism and hatred.”

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