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Dr. Kevin Bales is the world's leading expert on modern slavery. In his book, “Disposable People” (1999), Kevin introduced the world to the issue of slavery. Kevin Bales' new book, “Ending Slavery,” a road map for the global eradication of slavery, was published in September 2007. For over 13 years, Bales has traveled the world researching slavery, consulting with governments, interviewing former slaves and slaveholders. He tells the stories of those who cannot speak for themselves. He is President of Free the Slaves, the US sister organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world’s oldest human rights organization), and Professor of Sociology at Roehampton University in London. In 2006, his work was named one of the “100 World-Changing Discoveries” by the association of British universities. The documentary based on his work, which he co-wrote, Slavery: A Global Investigation, won the Peabody Award for 2000 and two Emmy Awards in 2002. He was awarded the Laura Smith Davenport Human Rights Award in 2005; the Judith Sargeant Murray Award for Human Rights in 2004; and the Human Rights Award of the University of Alberta in 2003. He is a Trustee of Anti-Slavery International and was a consultant to the United Nations Global Program on Trafficking of Human Beings.