EXILE – A Mind In Winter (current)

“Modern Slavery” a talk by Samantha Knights QC
 Saturday Dec 5.   2pm – 3pm
a free ticketed event
Modern slavery and trafficking are prevalent across the globe. The UK has a significant number of victims and survivors within its borders. Many of these people are in fact British citizens and EU nationals. This talk will look at the legal and policy framework applicable in the UK to slavery and trafficking.

Samantha will also discuss current issues including
identification of victims and survivors,
criminal prosecutions of gang members,
the system designed to provide support and assistance,
and the importance of durable solutions to prevent re-trafficking.

Samantha Knights QC is a practising barrister at Matrix specialising in public law and civil liberties, with a focus on modern slavery,
trafficking and refugee law.
She has been involved in a number of recent challenges
to policy, law and practice relating to the immigration status,
support and accommodation for victims of slavery
and trafficking as well as numerous other strategic human rights cases before the courts in the UK and Strasbourg.
Samantha is the chair of the Advisory Board
of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC),
and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami
where she teaches international human rights law.
Her new book Law, Rights, and Religion
will be published by OUP in December 2020.