CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949).

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Convention voted to abolish slavery in all the French colonies on February 4, 1794. Slavery was reintroduced in the French colonies by Napoleon Bonaparte. Slavery was finally abolished in 1848 by the French Second Republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -2 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery It is observed on 2 December to make people aware of the modern slavery that works against human rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theme of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade this year is “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”.