Comments on: Abolition of Slavery by Country

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:14:01 +0000

In reply to TiredToad. I agree that slavery, in one form or another, still exists in the modern world. At the heart of this lies a biological reality in which some individuals dominate others. We have not ceased to be part of nature, however far we have come. Nevertheless, humanity has made great strides, significantly reducing the number of people living in slavery.

By: TiredToad

TiredToad — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:44:59 +0000

In reply to frenchie. No populated country on earth (which excludes Antarctica but not Greenland) escaped its association with slavery. See my related comment.

By: TiredToad

TiredToad — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:24:11 +0000

Slavery is no longer obvious, nor is is an historical event filled with black people in chains in American Southern plantations. Slavery is far more innocuous. Although Slavery is not “legal” anywhere,<https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-still-have-slavery>, “half of all countries in the world have yet to actually make it a crime to enslave another human being.” <https://theconversation.com>. USA has est.1.03mil victims of human trafficking, invisible people working in massage parlors or domestic services, as prostitutes and escorts, in factories and on farms. Other countries (India, among them) still have forced marriages {and here’s an interactive map tracking them: <https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/> worldwide), or they permit holding people in bondage to pay off debts. Don’t rely on this single website as the ultimate source, because it’s far more complicated than a color-coded, interactive map.

By: Mo Wa

Mo Wa — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:52:27 +0000

when did Sir Stamford Raffles abolish slavery in Singapore and was this just a bann within the country to own slaves or was it a Law that no-one in Singapore could be made a slave? What is the timeline of his abolishment in connection to other countrries?

By: Jeger

Jeger — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:39:34 +0000

Many mistakes. In Spain not even serfdom was allowed since medieval times. Slavery was abolished in 1837 (it’s transatlantic slavery, not actual slavery. That was banned even since 1512 with the Laws of Burgos who banned slavery of natives and spanish subjects in the americas and the mainland).

By: wi r

wi r — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:33:16 +0000

In reply to Jerry. that would make sense but could it mean that there is still slavery existent in those countries

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:12:52 +0000

In reply to frenchie. Some areas lke Antarctica and Greenland may have never had slavery but I suspect most of the grey areas are simply "unknown date" Saharan countries like Zaire/Congo, Burundi, Libya and Algera may still have slaveryor have never legislatively dealt with the issue.Also the fact that a country may have banned slavery does not necessarily mean that crime of slavery is enforced.

By: Name

Name — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:59:56 +0000

In reply to frenchie. I'm assuming places that never had slavery, but I couldn't tell you.

By: frenchie

frenchie — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:22:23 +0000

Hey, I asked this yesterday… did my comment get deleted? I was asking what the grey areas represent. Antarctica & Greenland makes sense, but why the big area in Africa wereas only Inuits in those days… but the big grey area in Southern Europe & North Africa… ?

By: frenchie

frenchie — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:59:32 +0000

what are the grey areas?