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Due to the government’s lack of action to address this injustice, Russia remains a Tier 3 country on the Trafficking In Persons Report. 

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1. Have You Discovered Your Slavery Footprint?

In a recent Upworthy article, Rajiv Narayan describes how he found Made In A Free World’s Slavery Footprint, which led to his discovery that 25 slaves work for him. Check out the story and encourage your family and friends to discover...

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‘Modern Day Slavery’ Legally Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Abusive Employers in the UK, via Michelle Chen

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Some moments stay with you forever… no matter the mountains or sunsets or food or art or music… that you experience around the world, certain moments change you and shape your journey.

Peten, Guatemala Huehuetenango, Guatemala Orizaba, Mexico Villa de Leyva, Colombia

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Photo by Wairimu Gitau/MSF

A mother and her four children walked hundreds of miles from Juba, South Sudan, to the Nadapal border with Kenya where they became refugees from the fighting in their home country. In Nadapal, an MSF emergency team referred them to a hospital where they were tested for measles. Read more about the conflict in South Sudan: http://bit.ly/1aohxdM

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“The Los Angeles Times published this a couple of days ago and it is, in a word, devastating. The graphic [above] was provided by the Council on Foreign Relations and it illustrates in shockingly easy-to-understand visual language the impact the anti-vaccination movement is having in countries which should be free of easily preventable diseases. Outbreaks of whooping cough, thought to be eradicated almost entirely, now appear in places like the United States and Europe with even greater frequency and in larger numbers than in the economically underdeveloped world.”

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A baby sleeps next to a woman in a Catholic church in Malakal, South Sudan on Jan. 21, 2014. (Andreea Campeanu/Reuters)

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A family rests under a busy bridge in Paranaque, Philippines on Jan. 24, 2014. (Ezra Acayan/NurPhoto/Zuma Press)

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Bangladesh Will Allow Garment Workers To Form Unions Without Factory Owners’ Consent

From Talking Points Memo 13 May 2013 - 

Bangladesh will allow garmentworkers to form unions without

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Delhouse, Sri Lanka- A tea plantation worker walks past the thousands of leaves ready for harvest. Sri Lanka produces more almost 50% of the world’s tea. www.leylandcecco.com

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A Congolese girl carries firewood, collected from a forest, in Bunagana town on May 11, 2013.

[Credit : James Akena/Reuters]

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SOUTH AFRICA. Valreef gold mine. Newly arrived workers wait in line for medical examination. 1973.

by Eve Arnold

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Merca is an ancient port city on the coast of southern Somalia, facing the Indian Ocean.

Known for its beautiful white sandy beaches and orange dunes, the city’s picturesque contrast of colors serves as an inspiration for local visual artists. Merca’s architectural heritage and beautiful pristine beaches are great for Somalia’s future tourism industry. 

Photos courtesy of Bob stomp   

Follow us on twitter @DiscoverSomalia

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People line up to collect water at Yazarthingyan lake in Dala township, near Yangon, Myanmar on May 12, 2013. Dala township is located near the sea and the only source of freshwater is from the inland lakes which have all dried up, with the exception of Yazarthingyan lake. According to the local authorities, the lake is only opened to locals once every three days, with over 1,000 people lining up to collect water when the authorities opened the lake from 4 pm to 5 pm.

[Credit : Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]

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A Bangladeshi woman reacts holding her son’s daughter after her son’s body was found after the April 24 garment factory building collapse in Savar, near Dhaka on May 12, 2013.

[Credit : Ismail Ferdous/AP]

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Marc Riboud, Vers l’orient : Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. 1955-1956. Editions Xavier Barral, Paris, 2012.

Kabul, Afghanistan, 1955.

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Russian soldiers taking a break on looted furniture in Grozny, Chechnya.