The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade 4 Nov 2015
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The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade

  •   Israel's Ambassador to the Caribbean Islands, Mordehai Amihai Bivas, delivered remarks at the General Assembly on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
  • 11/4/2015
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    Slavery’s legacy lives on in discrimination and inequality, racism and prejudice.
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    Israel's Ambassador to the Caribbean Islands Mordehai Amihai Bivas addresses the General Assembly Israel's Ambassador to the Caribbean Islands Mordehai Amihai Bivas addresses the General Assembly Copyright: UN Webcast
     
     
    "The long arm of slavery continues to touch the modern world. Slavery's legacy lives on in discrimination and inequality, racism and prejudice. The most fitting tribute we can pay to slavery's victims is by addressing these issues and by committing ourselves to fighting modern-day slavery, in all its forms. Wherever a child is forced into hard labor, wherever a person is sold into prostitution, we must put into action the responsibility that comes with memory."

     
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