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President Lincoln abolished slavery in District of Columbia [this day at law]
April 16, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 16, 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" into law. The act abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and created a three-commissioner panel to review petitions for compensation from.... [more]
Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House [this day at law]
April 9, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to US General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. As part of the surrender, the US paroled Lee's army on the condition that they ceased armed rebellion. In May 1865, US President Andrew.... [more]
Federal judge finds Tennessee law targeting online sex ads unconstitutional
January 6, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled Friday that a Tennessee law that restricts online sex advertising is unconstitutional. The law came in response to concerns of human trafficking in Tennessee and created criminal penalties for advertising commercial sex.... [more]
Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, making slavery illegal in the US [this day at law]
December 6, 2012 by Kyle Webster
On December 6, 1865, Georgia's legislature ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, giving it enough support to become part of the US Constitution. The ratification of this amendment eliminated the institution of slavery in the US. Beginning with the Constitution of Vermont, slavery had already been.... [more]
Japan court orders government to disclose treaty with Korea on sex slavery
October 11, 2012 by Max Slater
The Tokyo District Court ruled Wednesday that the Japanese government must disclose part of a 1965 treaty between Japan and South Korea regarding sexual slavery employed by Japan during wartime. The District Court ruled in favor of 11 Japanese and Korean activists representing the descendants of.... [more]
UK court rejects claims that two work programs amount to slave labor
August 6, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The UK High Court ruled Monday that two government back-to-work schemes do not constitute slave labor, rejecting plaintiffs' arguments that the programs breach human rights laws on slavery. The court's ruling upholds the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations.... [more]
ICC issues new arrest warrant for Congo general
July 14, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second warrant on Friday for the arrest of Congolese General Bosco Ntaganda on charges of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between September 2002 and September 2003. Ntaganda is.... [more]
EU adopts plan to end human trafficking
June 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The European Commission on Tuesday announced its plan to end human trafficking in Europe. The commission said that human trafficking is "the slavery of our times," noting that people of all ages are abducted and sold for sexual slavery, domestic servitude and other forms of exploitation. The.... [more]
UN rights expert warns of potential Lebanon slavery
October 18, 2011 by Drew Singer
UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Gulnara Shahinian on Monday said that the Lebanese government must create more legal protections for some 200,000 domestic workers in the country. Without more regulations, Shahinian said, some could be forced into domestic servitude and be.... [more]
House apologized for slavery, Jim Crow laws [this day at law]
July 29, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On July 29, 2008, the US House of Representatives approved a resolution apologizing to African Americans for slavery and Jim Crow laws. The resolution declared: "That the House of Representatives ... acknowledges that slavery is incompatible with the basic founding principles recognized in the.... [more]
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