U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: Century After Slavery Convention, Millions Still Await Freedom
September 26, 2026
September 26, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 26 -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following joint statement with 58 independent experts:
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A century after the Slavery Convention, millions still await freedom
25 September 2026
The formal abolition of chattel enslavement did not usher in a world free of its legacies. On the contrary, contemporary forms of slavery remain a stain on our world. Today, we mark a hist . . .
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A century after the Slavery Convention, millions still await freedom
25 September 2026
The formal abolition of chattel enslavement did not usher in a world free of its legacies. On the contrary, contemporary forms of slavery remain a stain on our world. Today, we mark a hist . . .