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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

 

international_slavery_day.jpgThe 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

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 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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Meeting on the Right to Development Concludes PDF

development_copy.jpgThe High-Level Task Force on the Implementation of the Right to Development recently completed its 6th session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, focussing on refining the right to development criteria in relation to Millennium Development Goal 8. A number of UN entities and consultants presented reports and participated actively in a dialogue with members of the Task Force, Member States and Observers. The outcome of this 6th and final session will be submitted to the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development for consideration at its next session in early April 2010.

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