Opening a bank account, accessing healthcare, getting married - they’re the sort of freedoms most of us take for granted. But for Britain’s former modern slaves, things aren’t so easy.
Even after escaping from horrific situations of domestic servitude, sex slavery or forced labour, many struggle to rebuild their lives.
The plight of Sabina, who the M.E.N. spoke to after she escaped a sex trafficking ring, shines a light on a hidden problem. She is desperate to turn over a new leaf after years of being pimped out for no money at the hands of a cruel gangmaster.
But her exploiters didn't just rob her of her dignity - they robbed her of her rights as well. Under the control of Julius Rigo, she was raped and forced to sell sex on the streets