Resolution SR2024-0012436
Approved
Expression of support for victims of slavery
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In 2024, the Chicago City Council's Committee Health & Human Relations passed a resolution condemning African enslavement in Arab states, citing Global Slavery Index data on Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Sudan. It denounced Boko Haram and Fulani death squads in Nigeria and highlighted Tolulope Akande-Sadipe's research on Nigerian women trafficked into sex slavery. The resolution noted terror-inspired massacres in multiple African countries and expressed solidarity with victims of slavery in Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Mauritania.
Alternate identifiers: R2024-0012436
