“It is time to abolish human exploitation once and for all and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each individual,” said Ms. Azoulay.
The day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in memory of all peoples.
Details of Ark of Return, from the permanent memorial to the UN seat to recognize the tragedy and consider the heritage of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
‘The fight is not over’
Echo the objectives of UnescoIntercultural project The roads of slave peoplesIt should offer an opportunity to collect a collective consideration of historical causes, methods and consequences of this tragedy and for an analysis of the interactions to which it gave birth to Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean, said the United Nations agency, which leads the annual commemoration.
Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed said that while the day honors the victims of the trafficking of transatlantic slaves, “the fight is not over. »»
“Modern slavery persists”, it declared. “Confront injustice, past and present and maintain dignity and rights of each person.”
For its part, the UN works towards these objectives, including through its Awareness program on the trafficking of transatlantic slaves and slaveryCreated in 2007.
The uprising led to the abolition
During the night of August 22 to 23, 1791, then Saint Domingue, now Haiti, saw the start of the uprising which would play a crucial role in the abolition of the trafficking of transatlantic slaves.
In this context, international day is commemorated in the world. It was celebrated for the first time in a number of countries, especially in 1998 in Haiti and in 1999 on the island of Gorée in Senegal, where millions of enslaved people had been forced to cross the ocean.
“Today, let us remember the victims and fighters of freedom of the past so that they can inspire future generations to develop societies,” said Azoulay de l’USCO.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
