The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.

He called on governments to acknowledge the truth and finally honour the trade’s legacy by taking action. “For too long, the crimes of the transatlantic slave trade – and their ongoing ...

Their lives were thrown into chaos when they decided to travel to England to establish trade relations – but got sold into slavery along the way.

The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed through parliament on March 25 1807 which abolished the transatlantic slave trade. It did not, however, abolish slavery within the British colonies and ...

Soyinka addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at a commemorative meeting on the 2025 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

His speech was part of the annual commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This year’s theme, “Acknowledge the past.

The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is being observed today worldwide. A UN document highlighted that in 2006, the UN General Assembly ...

This story shows us the true geographic reach of the transatlantic slave trade. European slavers focused on the west coast of Africa, but their tentacles stretched eastward and brought locations ...

Today marks an important date in British history. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed through parliament on March 25 ...