December 2nd is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Posted on December 2nd, 2009.“The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is marked every year on 2 December to remind people that modern slavery works against human rights. Events are organized to encourage people to give meaning to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which “no one shall be held in slavery or servitude”, by taking action. This date was chosen because it was on 2 December 1949 that the General Assembly adopted the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others.”
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