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List of abolitionists

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List of abolitionists

This is a listing of notable opponents of slavery, often called abolitionists.

Contents

Historical

  • African Methodist Episcopal Church (American)
  • American Anti-Slavery Society (American)
  • American Missionary Association (American)
  • Anti-Slavery Society (British)
  • Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (British)
  • Free Soil Party (American)
  • Free-Staters (Kansas) (American)
  • Jayhawkers (American)
  • International Justice Mission (American)
  • Liberty Party (United States, 1840)
  • New York Manumission Society (American)
  • New England Anti-Slavery Society (American)
  • Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (American)
  • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
  • Republican Party (United States) (American)
  • Royal Navy (British)
  • Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (American)
  • Society of the Friends of the Blacks (Société des Amis des Noirs) (French)
  • The Emancipation Network (International)
  • Unitarian Universalists

    • Contemporary

  • 8th Day Center for Justice, a Roman Catholic non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois
  • A Better World, an organization that is based in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
  • A21 Campaign, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to fight human trafficking
  • ABC Nepal, a non-profit non- governmental organisation working in Nepal on trafficking of girls and minors across Indian subcontinent and Arabian countries, founded by Durga Ghimire.
  • Agape International Missions, a nonprofit organization in Cambodia
  • Anti-Slavery International, Anti-Slavery International works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world
  • Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking, a coalition representing partnerships with law enforcement, faith-based communities, non-profit organizations, social service agencies, attorneys and concerned citizens.
  • Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART) is non-governmental organization fighting against human trafficking in Kenya.
  • Bishop Outreach, a non-profit, non-governmental organization involved in rescuing those enslaved in human trafficking.
  • Breaking Free, a nonprofit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States that provides various services to prostitutes, such as help finding a place to live and a job outside the sex industry
  • California Against Slavery, a human rights organization directed at strengthening California state laws to protect victims of sex trafficking
  • Called to Rescue, a non-profit worldwide organization based in Vancouver, Washington given to rescuing minor children from sex trafficking, violence and abuse.
  • Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation, a nonprofit organization that helps human trafficking victims, sex workers, and the homeless by providing them with resources
  • Chab Dai, a coalition founded by Helen Sworn that connects Christian organizations committed to ending sexual abuse and trafficking.
  • Children's Organization of Southeast Asia (COSA) is an International Organization which works towards the prevention of child human trafficking and sexual exploitation within the Northern regions of Thailand, especially among hill-tribe communities.
  • Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, an international non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of commercial sex
  • Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, a Los Angeles-based anti-human trafficking organization
  • Deborah's Gate, a human trafficking victims safe house run by The Salvation Army in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that opened in 2009
  • ECPAT, an international non-governmental organisation and network headquartered in Thailand which is designed to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children
  • The Emancipation Network, an international organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking and modern-day slavery
  • Face to Face Bulgaria, an organization whose primary mission is to prevent cases of forced prostitution and human trafficking in Bulgaria
  • Florida Abolitionist, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking in Florida, United States
  • Free the Slaves, is dedicating to ending Slavery Worldwide
  • Freeset, an organization whose primary mission is to provide sustainable employment and economic empowerment to victims of sex trafficking in South Asia.
  • Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, a network of more than 100 non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world, who share a deep concern for the women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by the criminal practice of trafficking in persons
  • Hope for Justice Hope for Justice identifies and rescues victims, advocates on their behalf, provides restorative care which rebuilds lives and trains frontline professionals to tackle slavery.
  • Ing Makababaying Aksyon (Filipino)
  • La Strada International Association, an international NGO network addressing trafficking in human beings in Europe
  • London Anti-Human Trafficking Committee, a London, Ontario, Canada-based nonprofit organisation opposing human trafficking by means of advocacy and education
  • Love 146 - Vision- The abolition of child trafficking and slavery, nothing less.
  • Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organization in Nepal dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking
  • Men Against Sexual Trafficking, a London, Ontario, Canada-based organisation that opposes human trafficking by educating men on the issue and encouraging them to stop buying sexual services provided by human trafficking victims
  • Mission 21, provides services to former slaves
  • NASHI, a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada-based organisation that opposes human trafficking by raising awareness through education
  • Not for Sale Campaign, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based out of California
  • Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, a government agency responsible for coordinating efforts to address human trafficking in British Columbia, Canada
  • Polaris Project, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking
  • Prerana is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. The organization runs three night care centers for children at risk, as well as shelter homes and a residential training center for girls rescued from the trafficking trade.
  • Rahab Ministries Thailand, a Christian non-governmental organization that provides outreach for sexually trafficked women and children in Thailand
  • Ratanak International, an organisation that rescues children from sexual slavery and then provides them with education, rehabilitation, and safety
  • Reaching Out Romania, a non-governmental charitable organization in Romania that helps girls ages 13 to 22 exit the sex industry
  • Redlight Children Campaign, a non-profit organization created by New York lawyer and president of Priority Films Guy Jacobson and Israeli actress Adi Ezroni in 2002 to combat worldwide child sexual exploitation and human trafficking
  • Run for Courage, a nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking
  • Somaly Mam Foundation (Cambodian)
  • Slavery Footprint, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California that works to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
  • Stop Child Trafficking Now, an organization founded by Lynette Lewis, an author and public speaker
  • Stop the Traffik, a campaign coalition which aims to bring an end to human trafficking worldwide
  • Tiny Hands International, a Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to helping orphaned and abandoned children and fighting sex trafficking in South Asia
  • Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization that trains truck drivers to recognize and report instances of human trafficking
  • Visayan Forum Foundation (Filipino)

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