epa11749670 A visitor is framed by the Door of No Return during a visit to the House of Slaves on Goree Island, 3km off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, 30 November 2024. The island features the House of Slaves and its Door of No Return, a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade. While the exact number of enslaved Africans who have passed through the island is disputed by historians, the House of Slaves and Goree Island have become the emblem of the transatlantic slave trade. The day 02 December marks International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. An estimated 50 million people are in modern slavery according to the United Nations. The main forms of modern slavery include forced labour, child labour and trafficking in persons. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
SENEGAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY DAY
SENEGAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY DAY
epa11749673 Visitors listen to a guide during a tour of the holding cells of the House of Slaves on Goree Island, 3km off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, 30 November 2024. The island features the House of Slaves and its Door of No Return, a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade. While the exact number of enslaved Africans who have passed through the island is disputed by historians, the House of Slaves and Goree Island have become the emblem of the transatlantic slave trade. The day 02 December marks International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. An estimated 50 million people are in modern slavery according to the United Nations. The main forms of modern slavery include forced labour, child labour and trafficking in persons. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
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