23 August, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Channel: Platform for Peace and Humanity
Date: 2020-08-23

23 August is commemorated each year in memory of the beginning of the revolt of slaves in Santo Domingo, today's Dominican Republic. The uprising played a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Despite the abolishment of slavery and the establishment of slavery as a human rights violation and an international crime, modern slavery is perpetuated in the present society. Learn more in our video.