African Countries Top Global Slavery Index

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
17 October 2013
Tags:
Africa, Human Rights

Slavery is often thought of as a relic of past centuries and is banned internationally, but for nearly 30 million people around the world, it is a present painful reality. VOA's Vincent Makori talks to VOA's Anita Powell about the African countries listed in the Global Slavery Index.

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