Aidan McQuade is a writer and independent human rights consultant. He was director of Anti-Slavery International from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that he worked extensively in development and humanitarian operations, including from 1996 to 2001 leading Oxfam GB’s emergency responses to the civil war in Angola. He holds a PhD from the University of Strathclyde, and is a recognised expert on forced labour and trafficking on which he regularly advises businesses, international and non-governmental organisations. He is the author of a novel, The Undiscovered Country, and his book, Ethical Leadership, is due in June 2022.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionShamima Begum didn’t join ISIS voluntarilyChildren cannot consent to being trafficked, and Shamima Begum is a textbook case of child trafficking. The...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionAnti-strike bill: a step toward forced labour in the UK?The government seems willing to undermine the very bedrock of human rights law to keep employees at work
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionShould aid agencies set their sights on modern slavery?Could development and humanitarian aid do for modern slavery what it has done for poverty?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionIs Johnson's Rwanda plan a crime against humanity?Possibly, yes.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionIs Kamila Valieva a victim of child trafficking?Even when they are elite athletes and the prize is Olympic gold, exploiting minors is against international law
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Published in: HomeBrexit, lies, and rich folkThe Leave campaign was built on lies, and as the UK hurtles toward the brink the liars who told them are laughing...