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UN chief calls for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education

STORY: UN chief calls for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. wide shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. med shot of UNGA Hall 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. various of delegates applauding STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education, which he said is "the most powerful weapon." "It is incumbent on us to fight slavery's legacy of racism," Guterres told a UN General Assembly event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. He said the evil enterprise of enslavement lasted for over 400 years, noting that the history of slavery is one of "suffering, crime, violence, and exploitation." SOUNDBI

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Supporters of former sex slaves urge gov't to apologize, compensate

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from the Center for Research and Documentation on Japan's War Responsibility, Women's Active Museum on War and Peace, and Violence Against Women in War-Network Japan meet the press in Tokyo on July 31, after submitting a joint proposal to the government urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to clearly apologize and compensate the victims of Japan's sexual enslavement during World War II. The move came a day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution urging Japan to ''formally acknowledge, apologize and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner'' over the sex slave issue.

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S. Koreans who served as 'sex slaves' demand apology from Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of elderly South Korean women who say they worked as ''sex slaves'' for the Japanese military during World War II stage a sit-in in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 31 to demand a formal apology from Japan. The protest was held after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution demanding an apology from Japan over its military's sexual enslavement of young women in Asia during World War II.

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U.S. House OKs sex slave resolution amid Japan's warnings

WASHINGTON, United States - Rep. Michael Honda, a California Democrat of Japanese descent, speaks to reporters in Washington on July 30 after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution demanding an apology from Japan over its military's sexual enslavement of young women in Asia during World War II.

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Former sex slave joins protesters' calls for Abe apology

WASHINGTON, United States - Young Soo Lee (C), a 78-year-old victim of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement, joined by her supporters, protests outside the White House on April 26, seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government and from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President George W. Bush.

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Former sex slave joins protesters' calls for Abe apology

WASHINGTON, United States - Young Soo Lee (C), a 78-year-old victim of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement, and her supporters protest outside the White House on April 26, seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government and from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President George W. Bush.

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Cuban expert slams enslavement of prisoners in U.S. private prisons

STORY: Cuban expert slams enslavement of prisoners in U.S. private prisons DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International STORYLINE: A Cuban expert slams private prisons in the U.S. for their profit-making schemes, which involve "exploitation, and enslavement of the prisoners who work in those private businesses." SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International Private prisons are a big business in the U.S., a business that moves around 2 billion USD annually where the profits are almost absolute from the exploitation, from the enslavement of the prisoners who work in those private businesses. Prisoners can be subjected to all kinds of punishment that occurs in prisons, earning wages that are well below the minimum wage in the U.S. One of the consequences is that, like any company in full

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Foreign experts slam human rights violations in U.S.

STORY: Foreign experts slam human rights violations in U.S. DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SURASIT THANADTANG, Director of the Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: Inequality, racism and exploitation... foreign experts have slammed the human rights violations in the United States. Rather than lecturing other countries on human rights, experts say the U.S. should take seriously the human rights violations in its own country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish) RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "Private prisons are a big business in the U.S., a business that moves around two billion (USD) annually where the profits are almost absolute from the exploitation, from the enslavement of the p

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Former sex slave joins protesters' calls for Abe apology

WASHINGTON, United States - Young Soo Lee (C), a 78-year-old victim of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement, and her supporters protest outside the White House on April 26, seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government and from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President George W. Bush. (Kyodo)

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Former sex slave joins protesters' calls for Abe apology

WASHINGTON, United States - Young Soo Lee (C), a 78-year-old victim of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement, joined by her supporters, protests outside the White House on April 26, seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government and from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President George W. Bush. (Kyodo)

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U.S. House OKs sex slave resolution amid Japan's warnings

WASHINGTON, Japan - Rep. Michael Honda, a California Democrat of Japanese descent, speaks to reporters in Washington on July 30 after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution demanding an apology from Japan over its military's sexual enslavement of young women in Asia during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Keith Carradine & Jane Seymour Characters: Pierce Butler & Fanny Kemble Butler Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Keith Carradine & Jane Seymour Characters: Pierce Butler & Fanny Kemble Butler Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Jane Seymour Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Jane Seymour, Kayla Perlmutter, Alanna Delory, Janet-Laine Green Characters: Fanny Kemble Butler,Young Sarah,5 year old Fanny,Elizabeth Sedgwick Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Richard Yearwood, Jane Seymour, Keith Carradine Characters: Habersham,Fanny Kemble Butler,Pierce Butler Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Jane Seymour & Keith Carradine Characters: Fanny Kemble Butler & Pierce Butler Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000)

Jane Seymour Characters: Fanny Kemble Butler Film: Enslavement: Fanny Kremble (2000) 23 April 2000 Date: 23 April 2000

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Supporters of former sex slaves urge gov't to apologize, compens

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from the Center for Research and Documentation on Japan's War Responsibility, Women's Active Museum on War and Peace, and Violence Against Women in War-Network Japan meet the press in Tokyo on July 31, after submitting a joint proposal to the government urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to clearly apologize and compensate the victims of Japan's sexual enslavement during World War II. The move came a day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution urging Japan to ''formally acknowledge, apologize and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner'' over the sex slave issue. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans who served as 'sex slaves' demand apology from Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of elderly South Korean women who say they worked as ''sex slaves'' for the Japanese military during World War II stage a sit-in in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 31 to demand a formal apology from Japan. The protest was held after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution demanding an apology from Japan over its military's sexual enslavement of young women in Asia during World War II. (Kyodo)