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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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Human Rights Nexus is a project by WFUNA Its networks enable people to connect with each other on critical global issues from peace and human rights to the spread of democracy, equitable development, and international justice. The World Federation is an independent, non-governmental organization with Category One Consultative Status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and consultative or liaison links with other UN agencies.
It publishes UN Connections, a bimonthly newsletter which highlights the present work of the UN.
Since the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, WFUNA has considered the promotion of human rights, human rights advocacy and education as a central part of its programs.
One of its core missions is "To strive for the recognition of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world and for the recognition of the responsibilities and duties which those rights involve for individuals, groups and States." WFUNA has organised a number of international human rights seminars in different regions of the world, especially on human rights education, and the proposal for creating the position of a High Commissioner for Human Rights featured on WFUNA’s agenda for many years. WFUNA has also played a crucial role by helping people in countries where human rights have been violated, such as Franco’s Spain, some of the former communist countries in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East. WFUNA was the first international organization to bring together the people of divided countries – such as East and West Germany and Cyprus.
Since 2003, in collaboration with the
Office of the High Commissioner, WFUNA has organised seminars on the UN Human Rights system bringing together representatives of United Nations Associations, governmental and non-governmental organisations from different parts of the world, including China, Russia and Iran.
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