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Jul 2023
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Could anti-slavery efforts in Ghana be d...

Bbc World Service
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<p>The stated aim of the global charity International Justice Mission is commendable: rescue millions of people from being trafficked into forced labour by the year 2030. But in the Volta Lake region of Ghana, families claimed their children had been taken from them at gun point.. BBC Africa Eye, prompted by tip offs from local sources, decided to invest ... Show More
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