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International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Abolition - August 23
August 24 , 2022
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- The day is observed to memorialise the practice against millions of innocent lives who were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade during colonial rule.
- The day was given its first importance by UNESCO.
- The international slave trade was first eradicated in the year 1807.
- The day was first observed in countries like Haiti (August 23, 1998) and Goree Island in Senegal (August 23, 1999).
- The theme for this year's is 'Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism'.
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