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The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the rest of the world community in observing the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The day is observed annually on December 2.

This day was established by the United Nations to recognize the historical trauma of the slave trade over the centuries and to remember slavery and to celebrate the abolition of slavery in most of the world.

The reality is that slavery has not been completely abolished. It continues in different forms and is not limited to the less developed world. Many people from vulnerable...