Kampala Geopolitics Conference

Humanity under Attack: Human trafficking and modern day slavery in the 21st century

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Summary

One in 200 people is a slave. Worldwide, slavery concerns more than 40 million people today. This is more than thrice the number of persons thought to be enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade. How can such an increase be explained despite our global achievements towards a universal understanding of human rights? Since its abolition, slavery has been illegal but become more lucrative nonetheless, generating $150 billion annually. The level of exploitation ranges from slave-like working conditions – often affecting children and migrant workers – to the complete loss of freedom and self-determination in a context of de-facto imprisonment and forced labour. Human trafficking plays a key role in this context. It is impossible to turn a blind eye to modern slavery – it is everywhere and all around us: from the horrible stories coming out of North Korea to the enslaved sex-workers trafficked to European countries, from the slave markets in Syria to the slavery-like conditions for African domestic workers in Arab countries – the phenomenon comes in many forms and hides behind many different facades. But what explains our failure to end slavery once and for all? Why does it appear to reach increasingly dramatic dimensions? What are we doing, what are we failing to do, and what should we be doing in order to address this ongoing attack on humanity?

Conference

Details

  • Time: 4:00 pm
  • Venue: Main Hall

Meet the Panelists

Rosebell Kagumire

Rosebell Kagumire

Writer, Afri-Feminists

Rosebell Kagumire is a writer, award-winning blogger and media specialist. She is currently the curator and editor of African Feminism, a platform that documents narratives of African women. Her writing... Read more
Agnes Igoye

Agnes Igoye

Deputy National Coordinator on Prevention Trafficking of Persons, Ministry of Internal Affairs

Agnes Igoye is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and of the University of Oxford. Agnes escaped human traffickers at 14 when the Lord’s Resistance Army raided her village.... Read more
Hon. Herbert Ariko

Hon. Herbert Ariko

Politician, Member of Parliament

Hon. Herbert Ariko is the current Member of Parliament for Soroti Municipality. He is the Shadow Minister for Public Service and Presidency. Herbert holds a master’s degree in Ethics and... Read more
Jakob Christensen

Jakob Christensen

Programme Manager, Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART) in Kenya.

Jakob Christensen is the Programme Manager for Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART) in Kenya. The Danish national has overseen an expansion of the organisation, the opening of the first dedicated... Read more

Jesca Angida

National Programme Officer, Migration Management at the International Organization for Migration, Uganda.

Jesca Angida is the National Programme Officer Migration Management at the International Organization for Migration, Uganda. Jesca previously oversaw the migrant protection and assistance portfolio with a focus on counter-trafficking... Read more