World Anti-Slavery Organization (Under New management)

[Vortiaganica]

Vortiaganica will provide an IASEN-perspective response to question 2. To provide as little bias as possible, your response will come from a government body without links to the secret police. As such, we will attempt not to beat around the bush or try to find errors.

In the case of question 2, WASO has not to our extensive knowledge used peaceful means to try and improve the quality of life for those enslaved by IASEN states. IASEN itself holds a policy of associating only with slave states that follow IASEN's code of practice regarding slave states (OOC: Please see the OP of the IASEN thred), and IASEN is currently discussing possible measures to further enforce such practices.

Our relations with WASO are (OOC: Please note this is IC) for the most part cold, and tense. Our most recent dealings with WASO, off the top of my head, involve a debt-collection visit by Lyras, its close ally Lamoni, and a very significant cadre of completely unrelated WASO nations to Greater Tezdrian. We are not quite sure how that went down. (OOC: It might have been retconned, but from what I remember it was a fair curb-stomp)

We do recall an organization called OHTO, which was destroyed by a nation that itself had more people than the organization combined, and happened to use confidence tricks to wipe out and decapitate the organization, in WASO's own words.

At any rate, Vortiaganica, and possibly most of the veteran members of IASEN, would take coldly to any sort of 'diplomatic' lies and deceit by WASO, which is officially listed as a terrorist organization in Vortiaganica's internal records due to, among others, an Allanean arrest warrant for the Dictator and claim of jurisdiction over slaver waters.

In summary: We are not open to dealing with WASO as a nation, due to WASO. We cannot speak for IASEN as an organization which has always striven for the sovereignty of nations and the freedom to own slaves, and not the war WASO espouses so readily.

We invite your input, however, into a Vortiaganic recommendation to the Executive branch regarding IASEN humanitarian aid. Such has not yet become an issue for which we have begun voting on, but we are sure that such nations as yourself, Mount Shavano, would be interested in seeing how it pans out.

OOC: Underlined item 1: The OP of the IASEN thread only contains the following in terms of code of conduct.

IASEN Code of Rules:

1. All member nations must resign from the World Assembly
2. All member nations must defend shipping routes if threatened
3. All member nations must uphold the noble practice of slavery
4. All member nations must promote slavery in all its forms
5. All members must defend other member nations in times of trouble

(emphasis mine). This seems to suggest that all IASEN nations are required to support all slavery, regardless of humanitarian conditions and other factors. I assume there is another document you intended you point me at, but I don't know where to look for it, and were I a member interpreting the rules of IASEN I would seriously question whether it could supersede Item Four of the Code of Rules. Just my 2 cents - and if there is a guideline for treatment of slaves somewhere else, I'd appreciate a link to it.

Underlined item 2: Another item I'd appreciate being linked to.

This is spoilered, near the bottom. All IASEN member nations are required to follow these guidelines and the recent Vortiaganic proposal would take steps to both enforce these guidelines within nations required to follow them and to endorse and support the uptake of these guidelines by slave-owning nations outside IASEN.

*Slaves are not to be beaten to the point of bruising or death in circumstances where this is avoidable
*The murder of a slave is to have the same importance as that of a freedman in the eyes of the slave,
*Sexual Intercourse with slaves is not to be engaged in without the slaves consent as outlined by the sovereign nations law
*Slaves must be provided with food water and adequate housing at all times
*Slave families should not be broken up, in any circumstance where such is avoidable
*Pregnant slaves shall not preform work for the duration of their pregnancy, or arduous labor until 3 weeks after the birth,
*Crippled and Elderly slaves shall be assigned only to roles accommodating their limited abilities, in accord with the severity and timespan of their infirmity
*Slaves delivered shall meet the specifications of the slave purchased
*Slaves will be delivered upon the receipt of payment
*Slaves will not be damaged during transit in any avoidable circumstance
*If a slave is injured in transit this will be noted before the transaction is complete and the slave will be given treatment if possible, keeping in mind the severity of the injury
*Nations reserve the right to execute slaves if accosted by pirate forces in international water

The last point is for incidents where a pirate or terrorist organization attempts to capture, and possibly resell, or maybe release, slaves.


The list you linked to is as far as we know referring to types of slavery: as in debt slavery, slavery as a criminal punishment, peonage.

Once the Vortiaganic proposal has passed or been rejected, we shall seek clarification and provide such to you post-haste.

Underlined Item 2: That was, by the way, an invitation for you to provide criticism of the organization proposed at the bottom of this post. Formal voting is soon to begin.

[The Yan Tan Tethera]

Yes it is.

Then Kelda Aine of The Yan Tan Tethera hereby nominates hersel' as a Representative of the WASO, and hopes that ye will consider her for the Military Branch Representative.

[Alevuss]

Although I'm sure your thoughtfulness and labors are appreciated, WMDs are prohibited from being donated to WASO.

Message from Emperor Zach the 3rd of the Imperial States Of Orcoa

Dear Lord of Alevuss, I have been meaning to ask if it is possible to give you something that I have been creating for the past few years. In Orcoa, we still have knighty orders that fight in our military and I have seen that their courage and honor is needed in these kind of battles that you face. If I may ask of you, I wish to form a order of knights to help you better combat the forces of slavery. I will personal pick the men and women for this order so they could better help with the needs of the WASO.

To Alevuss
From Emperor Zach the 3rd, Emperor and High Pope of the Imperial States Of Orcoa

Infinite Enigma of Alevuss
To: Imperial States of Orcoa

We are indeed honored that you would do such a thing, however, Alevuss will not accept them. We are sure that WASO as a whole would appreciate them and accept them, however, Alevuss' tactics involve pure, non-violent negotiation. Should another slave debate or summit, we hope that you will join us, should we be aware of it.

--Miranda Halls, Dux Ducis of the Infinite Enigma of Alevuss

The Military branch is for those rare occasions when all of our other techniques have failed leaving military actions the only option. I can understand your worry that this branch may be misused and to prevent that a set of rules and regulations are being written for it. If you so wish to I would be delighted to take some suggestions from you for rules for the Military branch.

The Anarchy of Mediterreania wishes to limit military action to the following situations:

1. The organization or its employees are being directly threatened by slaveholding governments, corporations or organizations if the threats involve illegal actions or war crimes.
2. A member nation or organization is under direct threat from slaveholding governments, corporations or organizations, and at least two of the following criteria are met:
   
   1. The aggressor is motivated primarily by slavery. What does this mean
   2. Citizens of the defending nation or organization are under direct threat of enslavement. Does this encompass martial law?
   3. The aggressor has committed or has threatened to commit war crimes other than slavery.
3. A clear and present opportunity exists to free a large body of slaves without significant collateral damage.
4. A large body of civilians is about to become enslaved against the will of the majority of the civilians in question.

[*]A slave nation in violation of the rules set forth to protect slaves by IASEN or other slave exporting/importing group has refused negotiations for peace

The red means we wish for it to be removed from the list. The blue means we wish for it to be added. Green text is a question on the item on the list.

[The Yan Tan Tethera]

[*]A large body of civilians is about to become enslaved against the will of the majority of the civilians in question.[/list]

Kelda Aine would prefer that nae-one is enslaved wi'oot that person's individual consent. 'Tis unfair that any person should gae through that just because some other scunner decided sae.

[Unilisia]

Dear Ambassador David Huluch,

Your position, and the position of other slave-using nations, is one that is indefensible due to one simple error: You and the others treat sentient beings as animals, to be used and abused at your whim. Do you enjoy acting like gods over helpless men, women, and children? Do you not see how your actions harm both yourselves and the world around you? Do you not care that international law deems your actions reprehensible and unjust? Perhaps you have grown complacent in your position of authority, and are simply misguided after generations of letting power control you. If you are so unafraid of us, and if you truly believe that slavery is a right, just, and honourable industry, surely you would not be afraid to become a slave, so that you may truly learn what it is like to toil under an overbearing sun, whipped and abused by a harsh master who sees you as little more than cattle, fed as little as possible and housed in the most spartan of lodgings, with only rags to cover you as you sleep? Surely, you are not afraid to have your wife or any daughters given away to be raped every day until their master grows bored of them, whereupon they are sold off to another man, endlessly being raped and sold until their master finds them too old, or a mistress gets jealous, and they are butchered like a cow?

Do not seek to defend an issue unless you know what it is REALLY like, David. Prove to us that you are a brave man. Sell yourself and your entire family into slavery. I'm sure everyone will see you as a symbol of how wrong we WASO members are, of how just and right slavery is, if a strong man like you would only make that simple sacrifice.

No, of course you won't. You and the other slavers are cowards who seek to build their own egos by destroying the lives of others. May the fires of the Gods reach you, so that your soul may be cleansed of your evil.

-Joshua Talbain, Transitional Dictator of Hardened Pyrokinetics

(OOC: Ignore the WA listing. My Nation IS a dictatorship, but not corrupt, and it's only temporary)

OOC: I'm going to systematically disassemble this;

1) NS has no international laws, only specific treaties and guidelines set up between nations, and only apply to those nations which sign said treaties. The WA is far from a world governing body, and barely applies to most RP's, considering its influence is negligible.

2) Honor and morality are both subjective. Saying that you find something dishonorable or immoral is your own opinion, and doesn't apply to anyone else, because your views are not the views of others.

3) You seem to know little about slavery on NationStates. Only a small number of unimportant dictatorships operate the forms of slavery you speak of. Most of us go by the rules set down by common sense and the IASEN.

[Kahanistan]

HEAVILY ENCRYPTED TRANSMISSION TO WASO

The Government of Kahanistan wishes to contribute 500 billion USD to the WASO as well as 30,000 medical aid workers, 12,000 rescue workers, and 12 surplus Mogami class cruisers of the Republic Navy for use in interdicting slave transports. Many millions of our citizens slave in Doomanum with the memories of their homeland wiped. Millions are slaves in Parthia, and I am enclosing a document from the Association of Parthian Dissidents in Exile revealing that many of the Arabs enslaved there are our citizens.

Attachment from the A.P.D.E.

Margaret Delray,
President of Kahanistan

[The Lords of Gallifrey]

We do recall an organization called OHTO, which was destroyed by a nation that itself had more people than the organization combined, and happened to use confidence tricks to wipe out and decapitate the organization, in WASO's own words.

C'tan here (the nation who did that - different account) - I'm very much not in WASO or aligned with WASO. They even seem to have refused to take my loot from that event!

To confuse CASTLE (which I'm not actually a member of officially) with WASO is rather like the difference between William Roscoe and Major-General Charles George Gordon. Both abolitionist, but one was known for democratic campaigning (very laudable; I admire William Roscoe and consider him a hero) and the other inclined to tool up and give slavers the old cold steel in the guts.

WASO, which is officially listed as a terrorist organization in Vortiaganica's internal records due to, among others, an Allanean arrest warrant for the Dictator and claim of jurisdiction over slaver waters.

I'm pretty sure Allanea isn't aligned with WASO either. He talks most dismissively of it.

[Vortiaganica]

We do recall an organization called OHTO, which was destroyed by a nation that itself had more people than the organization combined, and happened to use confidence tricks to wipe out and decapitate the organization, in WASO's own words.

C'tan here (the nation who did that - different account) - I'm very much not in WASO or aligned with WASO. They even seem to have refused to take my loot from that event!

To confuse CASTLE (which I'm not actually a member of officially) with WASO is rather like the difference between William Roscoe and Major-General Charles George Gordon. Both abolitionist, but one was known for democratic campaigning (very laudable; I admire William Roscoe and consider him a hero) and the other inclined to tool up and give slavers the old cold steel in the guts.

WASO, which is officially listed as a terrorist organization in Vortiaganica's internal records due to, among others, an Allanean arrest warrant for the Dictator and claim of jurisdiction over slaver waters.

I'm pretty sure Allanea isn't aligned with WASO either. He talks most dismissively of it.

OOC: When most of the world wants to kill you, it really doesn't matter how much each one wants it to hurt. Not really much time for me to sift through exactly which nations and organizations are actively war-criming their way through life, and which ones are just in the wake.

Although the info is much appreciated. If anything, IASEN's activity is starting to rise and WASO's is starting to wane, almost entirely in the part to what is becoming fairly detached leadership.

[The Floor Kippers]

HEAVILY ENCRYPTED TRANSMISSION TO WASO

The Government of Kahanistan wishes to contribute 500 billion USD to the WASO as well as 30,000 medical aid workers, 12,000 rescue workers, and 12 surplus Mogami class cruisers of the Republic Navy for use in interdicting slave transports. Many millions of our citizens slave in Doomanum with the memories of their homeland wiped. Millions are slaves in Parthia, and I am enclosing a document from the Association of Parthian Dissidents in Exile revealing that many of the Arabs enslaved there are our citizens.

Attachment from the A.P.D.E.

Margaret Delray,
President of Kahanistan

Thank you so Very Much for Donating. We are very grateful for this.
As to the enslavement of your citizens, until the representatives are ready to go, all I can say, for now is, If we come across anyone who is a citizen of your country in slavery, we'll send them back to you.

[HaiKowe]

The Democratic Republic of Haikowe would like to offer to the "World Anti-Slavery Organization" 580.000.000 Haikowain Escudos ( = 600.000.000 U.S. dollars )
to help the fight against slavery.

[The Floor Kippers]

The Democratic Republic of Haikowe would like to offer to the "World Anti-Slavery Organization" 580.000.000 Haikowain Escudos ( = 600.000.000 U.S. dollars )
to help the fight against slavery.

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Thank you so Very Much for Donating. We are very grateful for this.

[Elyomia]

Once again, the government of the Democratic Commonwealth of Elyomia commends the work of the World Anti-Slavery Organization. To acknowledge the new management of this organisation, we will be donating a further NS$10 million, and also allowing the use of 10x surplus UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 1x Macklonai Class (Halifax class) frigate. We request that these be permanently located in Elyomian military bases, unless a request by the WASO is made.

We thank you once again for the great service you are doing for the progression of human rights.

President of the Congresses
Sir Elak Mohli, R.E.M.

[New Palmouth (Ancient)]

Dear World Anti-Slavery Organization

What you are doing is great, but there is still slavery issues across the world, 2 countries in particular (whom I won't name now). We're planning an conference on Slavery very soon (Hosts TBC) and we wish to invite you to it so that you can tell us your opinions on what we should do. We hope to see you send a representive.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Signed,
Adam King
Prime Minster of New Palmouth

(OOC: See the Conference on Slavery thread in the NationStates forum for more details)

[Shrillland]

Although naturally we cannot speak for the organisation, we hope that WASO will send an able delegate to this conference.

[The Floor Kippers]

Once again, the government of the Democratic Commonwealth of Elyomia commends the work of the World Anti-Slavery Organization. To acknowledge the new management of this organisation, we will be donating a further NS$10 million, and also allowing the use of 10x surplus UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 1x Macklonai Class (Halifax class) frigate. We request that these be permanently located in Elyomian military bases, unless a request by the WASO is made.

We thank you once again for the great service you are doing for the progression of human rights.

President of the Congresses
Sir Elak Mohli, R.E.M.

Thank you so Very Much for Donating. We are very grateful for this.

[The Floor Kippers]

Dear World Anti-Slavery Organization

What you are doing is great, but there is still slavery issues across the world, 2 countries in particular (whom I won't name now). We're planning an conference on Slavery very soon (Hosts TBC) and we wish to invite you to it so that you can tell us your opinions on what we should do. We hope to see you send a representive.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Signed,
Adam King
Prime Minster of New Palmouth

(OOC: See the Conference on Slavery thread in the NationStates forum for more details)

We shall send one of the representatives to your Conference.

[New Hayesalia]

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN- LONG LIVE NEW HAYESALIA.
COMPATIENS, LIBERA, ET CONTUMAX
WASO Application

To the World Anti Slavery Organisation,

The Greater Island Kingdom heavily condemns the act of slavery. Therefore, we offer full military support to the WASO, and our freinds at the World Human Rights Watch also offer up the Advanced Support Force if needed in non-combat roles. We hope that the vile act of slavery will be halted, and we wish to become a representative nation of WASO.

Signed,
Queen Olivia Granville I,
Queen of New Hayesalia,



Signed,
Daniel Hayes,
Prime Minister of New Hayesalia,



Signed,
Bongo,
Deputy Prime Minister of New Hayesalia,

[The Floor Kippers]

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LONG LIVE THE QUEEN- LONG LIVE NEW HAYESALIA.
COMPATIENS, LIBERA, ET CONTUMAX
WASO Application

To the World Anti Slavery Organisation,

The Greater Island Kingdom heavily condemns the act of slavery. Therefore, we offer full military support to the WASO, and our freinds at the World Human Rights Watch also offer up the Advanced Support Force if needed in non-combat roles. We hope that the vile act of slavery will be halted, and we wish to become a representative nation of WASO.

Signed,
Queen Olivia Granville I,
Queen of New Hayesalia,



Signed,
Daniel Hayes,
Prime Minister of New Hayesalia,



Signed,
Bongo,
Deputy Prime Minister of New Hayesalia,

We thank you for this gesture. This means a lot in the struggle against slavery.

[Goldsaver]

OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GOLDSAVER

The Republic of Goldsaver, after due consideration, hereby offers a gift of military hardware to the World Anti-Slavery Organization. Along with the hardware, a group of volunteer soldiers from The Republic wish to join the WASO, as well as a single squad of Rangers, a special forces group specifically trained to launch assaults on Slaver vessels. Below are the list of military assets we are donating. Included with all hardware are volunteers who know how to use them. Most of the hardware are hardware we used, and have been replaced in our armed forces by something more suited to our needs, so we have a large amount of spare hardware. The soldiers are equipped with M-16 Assault rifles and Kevlar Body armor. The Rangers are equipped with various Marksman rifles and Sub-Machine guns, as well as excellent Body armor.
[spoiler=]A single division of 10,000 soliders
300x M1 Abrams Tanks
1x Nimtz-Class Super-Carrier
20x Harrier Jump Jets
50x GSF-125*
[/spoiler]
*The GSF is an aircraft of our own design; it is a massively armored and heavily armed aircraft designed to gain air superiority.

This is a free donation from the Republic; though we understand that the WASO will use this hardware anywhere, we would like to be informed when our hardware is being put to use.

[The Floor Kippers]

OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GOLDSAVER

The Republic of Goldsaver, after due consideration, hereby offers a gift of military hardware to the World Anti-Slavery Organization. Along with the hardware, a group of volunteer soldiers from The Republic wish to join the WASO, as well as a single squad of Rangers, a special forces group specifically trained to launch assaults on Slaver vessels. Below are the list of military assets we are donating. Included with all hardware are volunteers who know how to use them. Most of the hardware are hardware we used, and have been replaced in our armed forces by something more suited to our needs, so we have a large amount of spare hardware. The soldiers are equipped with M-16 Assault rifles and Kevlar Body armor. The Rangers are equipped with various Marksman rifles and Sub-Machine guns, as well as excellent Body armor.
[spoiler=]A single division of 10,000 soliders
300x M1 Abrams Tanks
1x Nimtz-Class Super-Carrier
20x Harrier Jump Jets
50x GSF-125*
[/spoiler]
*The GSF is an aircraft of our own design; it is a massively armored and heavily armed aircraft designed to gain air superiority.

This is a free donation from the Republic; though we understand that the WASO will use this hardware anywhere, we would like to be informed when our hardware is being put to use.

Thank you so Very Much for Donating. We are very grateful for this.

[The Floor Kippers]

Official WASO Message

Also there is one more representative position left to be filled, so nominate someone.

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

In case anyone is willing to donate, my nation is offering up an area of land for the formation of a semi-independent state for freed slaves. The venture is privately operated although the government is willing to sell the land and watch over the newly formed nation to both protect it from invasion, and ensure the stability of the new government. The government will be a representative democracy and with the exception of preventing the rise of a dictatorship, or a caste system (since Anglo-Saxon slaves are highly specialized in their training and breeding).

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[Unilisia]

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Official WASO Message

Would any of the representatives like to volunteer to go to the Slavery Convention that New Palmouth is holding.
Also there is one more representative position left to be filled, so nominate someone.

OOC: The failed one ?

[The Floor Kippers]

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Official WASO Message

Would any of the representatives like to volunteer to go to the Slavery Convention that New Palmouth is holding.
Also there is one more representative position left to be filled, so nominate someone.

OOC: The failed one ?

OOC: If that's the one then yes, I'll Edit accordingly,

[Ibina]

The Socialist States of Ibina is actually disgusted at this. We have a right to treate our citizens the way we want to. And if slavery helps our economy, why not let us. You can argue against slavery in your own countries, but let us do what we want. Don't become any more involved than you are.