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Australian abolitionist, Grace Forrest, receives coveted ‘Freedom from Fear’ awa
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Australian abolitionist, Grace Forrest, receives coveted ‘Freedom from Fear’ award
Grace Forrest is the founding director of Walk Free, the Australian-based anti-slavery organization responsible for publishing the Global Slavery Index (GSI).
The GSI provides national estimates of modern slavery for 167 countries, drawn from thousands of interviews with survivors collected through surveys and vulnerability assessments.
On April 11, Forrest received the Roosevelt Foundation’s “Freedom from Fear” award. She spoke with CNN about her work and its impact in identifying modern slavery.
The interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
CNN: We can start with the big award you’ve received. Tell us what that means to you.
Grace Forrest: It’s an incredible honor to receive the “Freedom from Fear” award, and the organization, the Roosevelt Foundation, has such a rich history in international law and human rights. “Freedom from Fear” itself is usually around categorizing the protection of civilians in conflict and disarmament around world conflict zones. And I think it’s incredible that they have given the platform to the area of modern slavery, where tens of millions of people are living, not free from fear at all – where, frankly, their freedom from fear is most categorized as not having their freedom to choose.
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