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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was first initiated in 1998 by UNESCO. It is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. The date is of particular importance: In the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, an uprising began in today's Haiti that played a crucial role in the abolition of transatlantic slave trade. Every year, cultural activities are organized around the globe to remember this event. UNESCO's "Slave Route" project helps to understand the history of slave trade and therewith fills the silence of the past.
HR Treaty Bodies Newsletter
Check out the latest Human Rights Treaty Bodies Newsletter!
The Newsletter features analysis, interviews, reports from the field and ways to engage with the Human Rights Treaty division of OHCHR.
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The UDHR applies to all human beings, including children. As one of the most vulnerable groups in the world, their rights should be actively protected. But yet, too often these rights are far from being respected.
Persons with disabilities often do not enjoy access to same opportunities as other people because of a lack of access to essential services. The international community has developedguidelines and standards on the rights of people with disabilities thatguide countries and societies to achieve improved rights forthe disabled.
 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People and Human Rights Sexual rights are an inherent human right. Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is unjustifiable and intolerable under international human rights law.
Human rights defenders are individuals who alone or in group, act to promote or protect human rights. They defend and denounce human rights violations everywhere in the world, which unfortunately in some case, leads to a violation of their own human rights.
Indigenous peoples around the world have sought recognition of their identities, their ways of life and their right to traditional lands, territories and natural resources; yet throughout history, their rights havebeen violated.
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are people forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country's borders. IDPs are made particularly vulnerable by conflict and human rights violations.
Most countries in the world have minorities within their populations. Approaches on minority issues vary from country to country depending on specific historical, economic, social, political, geographic and other factors.
 Despite imprisonment, where prisoners essentially lose their right to liberty, prisoners, as human beings, retain certain basic rights. In many cases, however, these rights are violated.
Refugees are those who move from their country of nationality to save their lives or preserve their freedom. Upon moving, however, they find they are no longer protected by their own state. Moreover, they are left without sustenance and without rights.
Despite the equal entitlement to human rights, millions of women encounter rape, domestic abuse, female genital mutilation and other forms of gender based violence for which too often no one is held accountable.
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