International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2022

Context

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is marked on 25 March.

About International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery

• The day was designated for annual international observance on March 25 by the United Nations in the year 2007. 
• The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died because of ‘transatlantic slave trade’. 
  • This has been called the worst violation of human rights in history. 
• In the event of Transatlantic slave trade, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims for over 400 years. 
• The day also aims at raising the awareness regarding dangers of racism and prejudice today.

Theme

• The theme of 2022  “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”.
• The theme of 2022 “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”

History

• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year. 
• It was first observed in 2008 with the theme “Breaking the Silence, Lest We Forget”.