Lancashire's links to the slave trade on anniversary of abolition act

A slave society: The U.S. upholds its long history of subjugation

Recently aired footage showed Brazilian citizens—who were deported from the U.S. in January—with their hands and ankles shackled. Brazil’s Minister of Human Rights Macaé Maria Evaristo appeared shaken by the scene, telling the press that children with autism “who went through very serious experiences” were on board the deportation flight. She said they were not allowed to use the bathroom or given water.  Latin America’s richest, most powerful, …

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is to be commemorated on 25 March, when the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 1807. From that day on, “all manner of dealing and reading in the purchase, sale, barter, or transfer of slaves or of persons intending to be sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as slaves, practiced or carried in, at, or from a…

Lancashire's links to the slave trade on anniversary of abolition act

Today marks an important date in British history. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed through parliament on March 25 1807 which abolished the transatlantic slave trade.

Cuba remembers victims of slavery

“We remember those who suffered slavery due to colonialist greed”, the head of Cuban diplomacy said in X. Likewise, Rodriguez assured that “for more than 400 years, more than 15 million people were victims of transatlantic trafficking”. “Former metropolises must attend to the just demands of Caribbean countries for those crimes against humanity,” he stated on the platform itself. This Tuesday marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Vic…

10 Years of the Modern Slavery Act

The Modern Slavery Act, which received Royal Assent and passed into law 10 years ago this week, was a pivotal moment in the UK’s response to modern slavery and human trafficking. From establishing the criminal law framework for the prosecution of traffickers, to creating the position of Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, to imposing duties on business to report on their supply chains, the Act was groundbreaking.   As the Bill was drafted and…

Guterres was speaking before the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), which today marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and recalled that for more than four centuries, Africans were “enslaved, kidnapped, trafficked, dehumanized, abused and exploited”. “The depth and scale of the cruelty, inhumanity, and depravity of this practice are incomprehensible. So is the suffering, …