International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year.
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
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Observed by | globally |
Type | International |
Date | 25 March |
Next time | 25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) |
Frequency | annual |
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The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade, which has been called "the worst violation of human rights in history",[1] in which over 400 years more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims.[2]