Katarina Schwarz
@KLMSchwarz
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Rights Lab Associate Director, University of Nottingham - researching antislavery governance and reparations for historical injustice. She/they
Nottingham, England
Joined November 2015
I am over the moon that this is finally live: https://t.co/YMny5X4Rxn A lot of extremely hard work by @KLMSchwarz at amazing @rightsbeacon, and also @hannahaber, and brilliant support from @ahrcpress, @KNFMHBV, @WalkFree and @GirlsNotBrides. :) :) :) :) :)
antislaverylaw.ac.uk
Welcome to the Antislavery in domestic legislation world mapping visualisation toolkit.
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You can also read our summary report presenting findings from our preliminary analysis of the database at
antislaverylaw.ac.uk
Antislavery in Domestic Legislation The Antislavery Legislation database moves beyond presumptions about the current state of antislavery laws, to interrogate the realities of States’ current...
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The best available estimates tell us that there are millions of people around the world being subjected to marriages that they never consented to. Yet, State responses to this fundamental human rights concern have never matched up with the scale and severity of the problem.
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We set out some key messages in this press release: https://t.co/MRHB6plrzw Although all States have committed to eliminating child, early, and forced marriage, it appears that very few have translated this in their national law.
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The database reveals severe shortcomings in efforts to eliminate forced marriage globally. We hope it will support meaningful conversation about what laws need to change to effectively tackle this violation that affects millions of people (mostly women and girls) around the world
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Yesterday on International Human Rights Day we launched our new Forced Marriage in Domestic Legislation database - a sibling data set to the Antislavery in Domestic Legislation database. Now live at https://t.co/feKad0mIVL
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This year for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we're launching our new Forced Marriage in Domestic Legislation database, tracking how States are addressing child, early, and forced marriage in their domestic legislation. https://t.co/dLDl8BwgRK
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Join us at 1pm toay as we introduce the new Forced Marriage in Domestic Legislation database and explore some key findings!
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It was wonderful to host Prof Simon Green, new Director of the Wilberforce Institute, in the Rights Lab, hear about Simon’s research into collective victim rights & build our collaboration with @WilberforceHull on many #modernslavery topics: we’re excited for new work together!
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A long time in the making! Excited to launch this sibling dataset for Antislavery in Domestic Legislation ( https://t.co/feKad0mb6d) - please join us!
antislaverylaw.ac.uk
Welcome to the Antislavery in domestic legislation world mapping visualisation toolkit.
Join us on 25 November for the launch of our new Forced Marriage in Domestic Legislation database, analysing 193 countries' laws related to child, early, and forced marriage Register: https://t.co/0XFWv4YeKF
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This week we hosted the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Prof @TomObokata, heard about his important fact-finding work & shared research findings; plus a fireside chat with our Associate Director @KLMSchwarz co-hosted with @UoNHRLC: thank you for visiting!
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Join us today as we share the findings from this excellent study on modern slavery and the UNSC - another fantastic collaboration between @rightsbeacon and @FreetheSlaves
Join us for the online launch of a research report on modern slavery as a security concern at the UN Security Council. Explore the links between modern slavery and key UNSC agendas. Register: https://t.co/4bS72Dz2Qs Download report: https://t.co/bwfrpUn6eR
#UNSC #ModernSlavery
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What will it cost to end forced labour? The Rights Lab joined @UnitedWay and the ILO in a research project to better understand the costs of interventions required to eradicate forced labour. Join us, Sept 24, 5pm (UK time) to learn more about the results: https://t.co/T31yhcZKwq
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Congratulations go to @HRMcCabe who has been appointed as the new Thematic Research lead for the Arts and Humanities in UK Parliament. Dr McCabe is one of 8 top researchers who will bring their impartial expertise to the roles. Read more🔽 @NottsPolitics
https://t.co/xK2LwcTJ8o
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Historians who care about language must stop calling "reparations" the payments made to slave owners after emancipation. Reparations are about redress past wrongs. What Haiti paid to France in 1825 was a RANSOM of 150 million francs. Ransom was also what was paid to all slave
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In 1934, the US recognized tribal governments with constitutions. Tribes have been ingenious, despite colonialism. Until now, we lacked a comprehensive database of those constitutions. Thanks to @efieldingd and @bethredbird (and NSF funding) we have one! https://t.co/XA2N1x9f8H
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A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks.
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🧹 @nyuniversity @Freedom_Fund @UMassLowell investigate labour trafficking of Ethiopian domestic workers in Gulf countries 🤝 @rightsbeacon @Anti_Slavery examine how modern slavery commitments are reflected in UK-Indo-Pacific agreements New bulletin! ➡️
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Job: Evaluator: Protecting Human Rights in Sudan through Inclusive civil society-led legal reform With: @REDRESSTrust Where: Remote Deadline: 30 June 2024 https://t.co/qSpQcWS0kw
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🚨 #bizhumanrights job! @Anti_Slavery is recruiting a Senior EU Adviser Consultant to work on #CSDDD and the Forced Labour Regulation More info:
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