I feel vindicated that the wartime sex slavery issue has become a universal ... During her visit to France, she met French Sen. Michele Andre, who is familiar with the comfort women issue, on ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

click image for close-up Painted in 1840 during a time when slavery was still legal in French colonies, The Slave Trade by Auguste-Francois Biard is a strong statement against the institution.

A French court has ruled that the city of Biarritz must rename its La Negresse historic district, possibly named after a ...

Simon Moutaïrou's debut film No Chains, No Masters delves into the stories of enslaved individuals on a French colonial sugar ...

The French Revolution proved a setback for the abolition movement as the British government cracked down on any form of radicalism. However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony ...

The seaside resort city of Biarritz has been ordered to rename the historic district of La Négresse, which translates as "negro woman", following legal action by activists fighting the legacies of ...

And so it is with the rebirth of large-scale slavery, including sex-slavery, in the Islamic State. Today’s New York Times features the stories of Yazidi girls who’ve managed to escape their ...

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, by renaming public places. ・The Senegalese government aims to rename public ...