Anti-Slavery International

Anti-Slavery International
AbbreviationAnti-Slavery
Founded1839; 185 years ago (1839)
PurposeAnti-slavery
HeadquartersLondon, SW9
United Kingdom
Region served
International
Director
Jasmine O'Connor
Websitewww.antislavery.org

Anti-Slavery International, founded as the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839,[1][2] is an international non-governmental organisation, registered charity[3] and advocacy group, based in the United Kingdom. It is the world's oldest international human rights organisation, and works exclusively against slavery and related abuses.[4]

In 1909, the society merged with the Aborigines' Protection Society to form the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines' Protection Society,[2] whose prominent member was Kathleen Simon, Viscountess Simon. It became the Anti-Slavery Society in July 1947,[5] and from 1956 to 1990 it was named the Anti-Slavery Society for the Protection of Human Rights. In 1990 it was renamed Anti-Slavery International for the Protection of Human Rights, and in 1995 relaunched as Anti-Slavery International.[6]

It owes its origins to the radical element of an older organisation also commonly referred to as the "Anti-Slavery Society", the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions, which had substantially achieved abolition of slavery in the British Empire by August 1838.[1]

The new British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was created to campaign against the practice of slavery in other countries.

  1. ^ a b Sharman, Anne-Marie, ed. (1993). "Anti-Slavery Reporter". The Anti-Slavery Reporter. 13 (8). London: Anti-Slavery International.
  2. ^ a b "[Search name authorities]: British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society [Authority record]". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Anti-Slavery International, registered charity no. 1049160". Charity Commission for England and Wales. accessed 26 April 2024
  4. ^ "Anti-Slavery International: UNESCO Education". 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ "[Search name authorities]: Anti-slavery Society (Great Britain) [Authority record – click on Heading IXX)]". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020. ...name changed from Anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, July 1947...British Library name authority is Anti-slavery Society; [with] reference from Anti-Slavery Society for the Protection of Human Rights
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