Rights Lab Covid-19 Research and Evidence

We published an emerging findings briefing about the Impact of Covid-19 on Modern Slavery in Sudan, available here.

We published a new report on Assessing the Vulnerability of Care-Workers in England to Modern Slavery Risks during the Covid-19 pandemic, available here. A research briefing on this report is also available here.

We published a research report on Anti-Slavery Strategic Communications during Covid-19, available here.

We published information on our research that uses AI to understand Covid-19 impacts on modern slavery. The column for the United Nations University’s Delta 8.7 is available here.

We published new research on the impact of Covid-19 on modern slavery risks in supply chains. The open access journal article is available here.

We published an article about the effects of Covid-19 on migration and modern slavery to the Global Policy Journal.  Our open-access article is available here.

We have published the working paper 'Dashboarding The Online Strategic Communications of Anti-Slavery Organizations during Covid 19'.  The working paper is available here.

We published an interim research briefing on The Impact of Covid-19 on Child Criminal Exploitation.  Our briefing paper is available here.

We published a second interim research briefing on the Impact of Covid-19 on Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines, available here. 

We published preliminary findings on the Impact of Covid-19 on Modern Slavery Survivors in the UK & USA.  Our briefing paper is available here.

We published a report on Risks & Impacts of Covid-19 for Modern Slavery Survivors in the UK, available here. 

We published a report on Risks & Impacts of Covid-19 for Human Trafficking Survivors in the USA, available here. 

We published an evidence review on Risks, Impacts and Mitigating Responses of Covid-19 for Modern Slavery Survivors in the UK and the USA, available here.

We published a research briefing on Amplifying Survivor Voice in Research Recommendations: Addressing Risks & Impacts of Covid-19 for Survivors of Trafficking in the USA, available here. 

We published commentary on the potential impact of Covid-19 on forced marriage risks. This blog is available here.

We submitted evidence about Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines Drug Supply, and their intersection with online harms, during Covid-19 to the Home Affairs Select Committee call for evidence on Home Office preparedness for Covid-19. Our submission is available here.

We submitted evidence on modern slavery to the United Nations Special Procedures experts' joint questionnaire on protecting human rights during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Our submission is available here.

We submitted evidence on modern slavery to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee's call on the impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers. Our submission is available here.

We submitted evidence on modern slavery to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' call on the Government’s response to Covid-19: human rights implications. Our submission is available here.

We submitted evidence on forced marriage to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' call on the Government’s response to Covid-19: human rights implications. Our submission is available here.

We submitted evidence on modern slavery to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's call on Covid-19 and food supply. Our submission is available here.

We submitted responses on modern slavery to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's five key questions to help UK Parliament in its response to the Covid-19 outbreak and its impacts over the short, medium and long-term. Our submission is available here. 

We provided support to the Coronavirus Bill amendment (p.31) about modern slavery victim identification and support, submitted by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, which was debated in the Commons.

 

 

 

 updated April 2021