When Systems Fail: Understanding the Intersection of Authoritarian Regimes and Modern Slavery

This episode, recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, explores the correlation between the rise in authoritarian regimes and modern slavery. Looking to history and learning from the present, panelists discuss how slavery has been wielded as a way for those regimes to maintain power and how affected communities have stood in resistance to change the future. Featured Guests: 1. Amy Rahe: Managing Director at the Freedom Fund and anti-trafficking advocate 2. Filmon Debru: Eritrean human trafficking survivor Leonardo Sakamoto: Brazilian journalist and anti-forced labor advocate 3. Jessie Bruner: Associate Director of Strategy and Program Development at the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University