The United Nations Amends Its International Slavery Convention
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Slavery, Slaves, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Human Rights
- Curriculum: Worldwide
- Geographical Location: Geneva, New York City, Nigeria
- Date: October, 1953, and September, 1956
Article abstract: The United Nations acted to expand the definition of slavery and to prohibit certain kinds of exploitation designated as similar to slavery.
Summary of Event
The United Nations Charter of 1945 did not mention slavery, even though the practice of owning other humans as property continued to exist in countries such as Ethiopia, Liberia, and Saudi Arabia. Slave traders from the latter nation were reportedly sending emissaries to Nigeria, then a British colony, to offer temporary employment to Africans as household servants. Investigators...
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