23 August – International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and its Abolition
On this inhumane trade the West, even with the complicity of local leaders, has built its economic development full of injustice and inhumanity. For this reason, our generation also has a moral mission: reconciliation, which will be possible on condition that we make truth about the “triangular trade” that lies at the origin of the underdevelopment of vast areas of the world and of our indifferent opulence
The Day to Commemorate the Transatlantic Slave Trade came into force in 1950 and aims to imprint in the memory of all peoples the memory of the tragedy of the slave trade and to commemorate the revolt that took place on the island of Santo Domingo on the night between 22 and 23 August 1791, led by Toussaint Louvertoure, the first major general of color. Between the 15th and 19th centuries it is estimated that 30 million young Africans were snatched from their land and deported to the Americas. crammed into ships in inhuman conditions, many died during the crossing.
The day is celebrated throughout the world to remind us that working arms should not be commercialised and that the dignity of the worker must be equally recognised and rewarded.
With the Universal Declaration of Human Rights since 1948, which prohibits all forms of slavery, the international community has laid the foundations for a “reparation” necessary for peace between peoples.
“We are thus faced with the fundamental problem of our multicultural societies: how are justice, that is, the recognition of what is owed to each human being, universally and without distinction, and pluralism of human stories and events, possible together? It is not only a question of existence, but also of appreciation and coexistence between different and contrasting religious and cultural identities”. (from the December Editorial “Let’s take a stand for human rights in daily life”)
We take a stand for justice and dignity
We take a stand for human rights in everyday life
We have no choice but to continue to take a stand and bring justice, responsibility and dignity…