Stamp out modern-day slavery, says UN Secretary-General

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Joe ballack UK 12 years ago

Moon you are just a figure head

Moon you are just a figure head
HON: 12 years ago

WE NEED OUR MONEY AND COMPENSATIONS BACK

WE NEED OUR MONEY AND COMPENSATIONS BACK
Repugnant. 12 years ago

Do not just YING AND YANG, simply call for reparations, Africa was depopulated and underdeveloped and deprived of her significant human capital because of it. Where is the modern day slavery Mr moon was referring to? Why does ...
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Do not just YING AND YANG, simply call for reparations, Africa was depopulated and underdeveloped and deprived of her significant human capital because of it. Where is the modern day slavery Mr moon was referring to? Why doesn't he mention what happened to Kaddafy and his efforts to unify the continent to its former glory under his watch, isn't that modern enough? What happened to the Iraqis, when big brother concocted lies to dehumanize and circumvent and dislocate their integral harmonious tribal freedoms? Whatever happened to a call for universal minimum wage? Fair trade around the world, equal work and equal pay for men and women around the world? The transfer of technology to underdeveloped countries? Helping dynamic leaders to improve their countries instead of stooges like Mobutu Sesesekou, Omar Bongo etc. Africa never sold itself into slavery willingly, she was invaded and raped. The world must be remorseful and apologize especially France, instead of sacralizing it. Before Abraham and Sarah touched African soil there was no record of known slavery.
MENSAH 12 years ago

MR.MOON should address problems on the ground first.Tne world still suffers from many hardships,with the under-developped suffering the most.The developed nations face recessions that always trickle down to the under-develop ...
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MR.MOON should address problems on the ground first.Tne world still suffers from many hardships,with the under-developped suffering the most.The developed nations face recessions that always trickle down to the under-developped nations.WHERE IS THE BALANCE THEN?The latter becomes the bearer of all these world's problems,rendering us SLAVES IN THE END.THE BORROWER IS ALWAYS A SLAVE TO THE LENDER,THE BIBLE SAYS.THAT IS THE FATE OF THE BORROWER(THE UNDER-DEVELOPPED).The borrower has to therefore think,define,refine and confine the strategies needed to free ourselves from these mental slavery by knowing what matter to us the most.So we could walk away from what do not.For,many things matter to us but some matter to us the most.THAT IS OUR DIFFERENCE WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND WORK ON.Our significance is not in our similarity to another,but in our point of difference from another.WE HAVE TO PURSUE WHAT MATTER TO US THE MOST AND ALWAYS LIVE NOT TO COPY THE DEVELOPPED COUNTRIES.THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE,MAKES THE PROGERSS WE NEED.
ELINAM 12 years ago

France did not stop no slavery in Haiti as France never had the moral competence to do so.
Haitians fought furiously and drove Napoleon's forces out of Haiti and slaughtered the slave owners and burned down the institutions ...
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France did not stop no slavery in Haiti as France never had the moral competence to do so.
Haitians fought furiously and drove Napoleon's forces out of Haiti and slaughtered the slave owners and burned down the institutions of slavery which was the sugar plantations. It was said the flames could be seen as far as mainland America.
HON: 12 years ago

TALK IS CHEAP

TALK IS CHEAP
Lucy 12 years ago

There is still slavely in Ghana Armed Forces and all the human Right Activist are doing nothing about it. Both soldiers and officers of the Ghana Armed Forces are forced by their barbaric law to divorce thier spouse when eve ...
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There is still slavely in Ghana Armed Forces and all the human Right Activist are doing nothing about it. Both soldiers and officers of the Ghana Armed Forces are forced by their barbaric law to divorce thier spouse when ever the other is commissioned as an officer. They reason is that Other Ranks(OR) still remean a slave. Simply ORs are slaves to the officers
ANU 12 years ago

JFUTK

JFUTK
Pastor One God 12 years ago

Thank you United Nation or what ever, the issue is We Africans,we still bear the Scares that The Countries that traded us as slaves infringed on us,and for all these years what have we asked for,not even freedom as sort of ...
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Thank you United Nation or what ever, the issue is We Africans,we still bear the Scares that The Countries that traded us as slaves infringed on us,and for all these years what have we asked for,not even freedom as sort of resolution or emancipation as it is the common talk about, let me tell you United Nation Secretary General the Real Real deal is an Apology follow by Socio-Economic and mental Emancipation of Africa and Africans both at Home and in Diaspora,until this Demand is attained I tell you Africa and Africans both At home and in Diaspora still bear the Scares of Slavery of Generations Ago as fresh as Today and will still be fresh in the Future yet to come.
Wise One 12 years ago

Obviously your views are tainted by inaccurate facts. Africans are the sole blame as Africans sold Africans. Until Africa addresses that fact, those who seek reparations seek them from the wrong source.

Obviously your views are tainted by inaccurate facts. Africans are the sole blame as Africans sold Africans. Until Africa addresses that fact, those who seek reparations seek them from the wrong source.

MENSAH 12 years ago

The WHITE MAN INDUCED THE ACT OF SLAVERY.Before,the WHITE MAN came to AFRICA,the latter didn't know of any BRIBERY & CORRUPTION.The white man caused confusion between the BLACK MAN that resulted in CIVIL WARS and the PRISONER ...
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The WHITE MAN INDUCED THE ACT OF SLAVERY.Before,the WHITE MAN came to AFRICA,the latter didn't know of any BRIBERY & CORRUPTION.The white man caused confusion between the BLACK MAN that resulted in CIVIL WARS and the PRISONERS OF WAR were sold to the WHITE MAN,the orchestrater of the confusion that results in TRIBAL WARS.RUM was introduced to the BLACK MAN BY THE WHITE MAN.After drinking,the BLACK MAN got intoxicated and that compounded the confusion within them.IN GOLD COAST(GHANA),the ASHANTIS saw these tricks and revolted against these slave trade.So not the blacks alone that sold their own to the white,but the whites were catalyst to that effect.
Pastor One God 12 years ago

Slavery started just as gunpowder was developed and industrialisation was also at the corner and Western greedy Countries needed some Manpower and Instead of today's subtitude of using under paid economic Immigrant workers as ...
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Slavery started just as gunpowder was developed and industrialisation was also at the corner and Western greedy Countries needed some Manpower and Instead of today's subtitude of using under paid economic Immigrant workers as they do now which is also a Crime but anyway is Preferably today than Slavery they then took the opportunity of availability Guns at their disposal, Empowered themselves with it and Parites the shores of Africa,hence killings looting and Riping of Wives, mothers and Sisters and the very, very Strong Men and Women carried away into their hind out huge boats ,,,,,,,,.... Wise One If you are offended because the Abstact Mind of African understands some mathematical theories that will compel Slave endogenous Western European Countries to repent and just Say Sorry well hold that to yourselve
Wise One 12 years ago

Your information is totally uncredible and sound like revisionist thinking. Again, learn some real history.

Your information is totally uncredible and sound like revisionist thinking. Again, learn some real history.
Joe Durex 12 years ago

Presently most of us are still slaves to our bosses,jobs, our spouses and our work. We work two or three jobs to pay our bills. The banks have introduced credit cards which they force on us to continue to be their slaves for ...
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Presently most of us are still slaves to our bosses,jobs, our spouses and our work. We work two or three jobs to pay our bills. The banks have introduced credit cards which they force on us to continue to be their slaves for life because of their outrageous interest rates. Slavery is still going on.
sbrooks 12 years ago

Very,very true!.

Very,very true!.
sbrooks 12 years ago

There will never be repatriation for Africans anywhere. We can however look at slavery in light of what transpired and as much as I hate to admit it,African American as I am the African people themselves must own up to the ma ...
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There will never be repatriation for Africans anywhere. We can however look at slavery in light of what transpired and as much as I hate to admit it,African American as I am the African people themselves must own up to the major part of it. End slavery? Hell end tribalism!
Wise One 12 years ago

You know your history and do not let anyone cast doubt your way.

You know your history and do not let anyone cast doubt your way.

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