Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freedom United


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:45, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Freedom United

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I don't think this meets WP:ORGCRITE. This piece in The Independent appears to be the extent of independent coverage in reliable sources. signed,Rosguill talk 03:22, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

oppose/keep Hello, I think Freedom United does indeed meet WP:ORGCRITE. Numerous reliable sources have covered the organization; please view all recent sources here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rxt6jvjCJmkV3qWDMg4rwgalf69odNmLhQ8_FQPfkbc/edit#gid=0. . Carloladd (talk) 14:30, 8 March 2021 (UTC)Carlo
 * I looked through a few of the more promising entries in that spreadsheet and was not satisfied by what I found. The entries there all appear to be either trivial or non-independent coverage. signed,Rosguill talk 18:54, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

oppose/keep These independent articles all reference Freedom United as a NGO doing solid work: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201013005758/en/NGOs-Are-Industry-and-Governments-Watering-Down-New-Cocoa-Report-Data-to-Downplay-Persistent-Child-Labor-and-Farmer-Poverty; https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/12/21/the-bitter-truth-behind-hot-chocolate-this-christmas/?sh=6da5201e566b; https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/interview-why-does-freedom-united-use-the-term-modern-slavery/; A Freedom United petition recorded in Australia's Hansard - the official parliamentary record https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansards/c213941c-eb14-4c54-a8dc-11b938aad7dc/&sid=0044(use CTRL F to find!); The UK government appointed Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner supports a Freedom United initiative in her official report to UK parliament https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918675/CCS207_CCS0520602790-001_IASC_Annual_Report_2019-2020_Web_Accessible_final.pdf (page 44, 7.1.3); report posted on the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights website by the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Slavery/SR/Freedom_United_Hidden_Viticims_COVID19_Moden_Slavery.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:6b0:cc50:ccfe:723f:d7f8:3843 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * None of these are good sources, unfortunately. Business Wire is a press release, clearly not independent; Forbes is a trivial mention; openDemocracy is an interview; the last few similarly do not have significant coverage or are non-independent primary sources. We need to see significant coverage of the organization itself. If these are the best sources you can provide then this organization does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. —&#8239; The Earwig (talk) 07:09, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. signed,Rosguill talk 03:22, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
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