International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery Marked Globally
Kathmandu. Today is the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery, being observed in various countries around the world to express global commitment to human rights, equality, and social justice. A special memorial service is being held today at the United Nations Headquarters on this occasion.
In 2006, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the slave trade and slavery as the most serious human rights violations in human history, declaring March 25 as its bicentennial in 2007. Since the following year, 2008, March 25 has been observed annually as the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery.
On this day in 1807, Britain passed the Slave Trade Abolition Act, declaring the purchase, sale, exchange, and transportation of slaves from Africa illegal.
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