Slavery in The 21st Century
Slavery in The 21st Century
Slavery in The 21st Century
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Forms of <strong>Slavery</strong> 43<br />
“draw<strong>in</strong>g the attention of the <strong>in</strong>ternational community to the cases of massive and flagrant<br />
violation of human rights which should be considered as crimes aga<strong>in</strong>st humanity and which<br />
have, to date, benefited from impunity, <strong>in</strong> spite of the tragic suffer<strong>in</strong>g which slavery, colonialism<br />
and wars of conquest have <strong>in</strong>flicted . . .”<br />
and recogniz<strong>in</strong>g that “the historic responsibility of the relevant powers towards the peoples<br />
whom they colonize or reduce to slavery should be the subject of solemn and formal recognition<br />
and reparation.” 245<br />
145. On 15 August 2001, the Sub-Commission passed another resolution request<strong>in</strong>g that the<br />
WCAR focus on several items, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
“<strong>The</strong> l<strong>in</strong>k between contemporary forms of slavery and racial and other discrim<strong>in</strong>ation based<br />
on descent;<br />
<strong>The</strong> impact of massive and flagrant violations of human rights which constitute crimes<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st humanity and which took place dur<strong>in</strong>g the period of slavery, colonialism and wars of<br />
conquest;<br />
242 See, for example, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, supra note 27, art. 2(3); International<br />
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, supra note 77; Convention aga<strong>in</strong>st Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman<br />
or Degrad<strong>in</strong>g Treatment or Punishment, General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984, annex, entered<br />
<strong>in</strong>to force on 26 June 1987, arts. 14, 22; Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic <strong>in</strong> Persons and the Exploitation of<br />
the Prostitution of Others, supra note 83, arts. 16, 19, 20, 96; International Convention on the Elim<strong>in</strong>ation of All Forms<br />
of Racial Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation, United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 660, p. 195, entered <strong>in</strong>to force on 4 January 1969, arts. 6,<br />
11; Convention on the Elim<strong>in</strong>ation of All Forms of Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation aga<strong>in</strong>st Women, supra note 144; Convention on the<br />
Rights of the Child, supra note 156, art. 39; United Nations Convention aga<strong>in</strong>st Transnational Organized Crime, supra<br />
note 101, arts. 14(2), 25; Traffick<strong>in</strong>g Protocol supra note 28, para. 78; Migrant Smuggl<strong>in</strong>g Protocol supra note 74, paras.<br />
57, 59; Rome Statute of the International Crim<strong>in</strong>al Court, supra note 23, art. 75; International Convention on the Protection<br />
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of <strong>The</strong>ir Families, General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18<br />
December 1990, annex, art. 83; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of<br />
Children <strong>in</strong> Armed Conflict, supra note 228, arts. 6, 7; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child<br />
on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, supra note 149, arts. 8, 9; Draft Declaration on the<br />
Rights of Indigenous Peoples (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/2/Add.1), arts. 7, 10, 27, 39, 72; Declaration of Basic Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of<br />
Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, General Assembly resolution 40/34 of 29 November 1985, annex,<br />
paras. 4, 5, 7, 8-17, 19, 21; Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances, General Assembly<br />
resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992, arts. 5, 19; Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrad<strong>in</strong>g Treatment or Punishment, General Assembly resolution<br />
3452 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, annex, art. 11; American Convention on Human Rights, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 36,<br />
United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 1144, p. 123, entered <strong>in</strong>to force on 18 July 1978, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 (1992),<br />
p. 25, arts. 2, 10, 25, 63; African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, International<br />
Legal Materials, vol. 21, p. 58 (1982), entered <strong>in</strong>to force on 21 October 1986, arts. 1, 7; [European] Convention for the<br />
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 213, p. 222, entered <strong>in</strong>to<br />
force on 3 September 1953, as amended by Protocols Nos. 3, 5, 8, 11 which entered <strong>in</strong>to force on 21 September 1970,<br />
20 December 1971, 1 January 1990 and 1 November 1998 respectively, art. 13.<br />
243<br />
See, for example, United Nations document E/CN.4/RES/1999/33, Right to restitution, compensation and rehabilitation<br />
for victims; United Nations document E/CN.4/RES/1999/40, Traffick<strong>in</strong>g of women and girls; United Nations<br />
document E/CN.4/Sub.2/RES/1999/16, Systematic rape, sexual slavery, and slavery-like practices. See also similar language<br />
<strong>in</strong> United Nations document E/CN.4/2000/44, Traffic <strong>in</strong> women and girls.<br />
244 See, for example, United Nations document E/CN.4/Sub.2/RES/2000/3, para. 17.<br />
245 United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights resolution 2000/1, United<br />
Nations document E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/L.1. <strong>The</strong> resolution further stated:<br />
“Consider<strong>in</strong>g that the solemn and formal recognition of this historic responsibility towards the peoples concerned<br />
should <strong>in</strong>clude a concrete and material aspect such as rehabilitation of the dignity of the peoples affected, active cooperation<br />
<strong>in</strong> development not limited to exist<strong>in</strong>g measures of development assistance, debt cancellation, implementation<br />
of the “Tob<strong>in</strong> tax”, technology transfers for the benefit of the peoples concerned and progressive restoration of cultural<br />
objects accompanied by the means to ensure their effective protection, . . .<br />
Consider<strong>in</strong>g that it is essential that the implementation of reparations should effectively benefit peoples, notably<br />
their most disadvantaged groups, with special attention be<strong>in</strong>g paid to the realization of their economic, social and<br />
cultural rights,<br />
Conv<strong>in</strong>ced that such recognition and reparation will constitute the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of a process that will foster the <strong>in</strong>stitution<br />
of an <strong>in</strong>dispensable dialogue between peoples whom history has put <strong>in</strong> conflict for the achievement of a world<br />
of understand<strong>in</strong>g, tolerance and peace,<br />
Requests all countries concerned to take <strong>in</strong>itiatives which would assist, notably through debate on the basis of<br />
accurate <strong>in</strong>formation, <strong>in</strong> the rais<strong>in</strong>g of public awareness of the disastrous consequences of periods of slavery and colonialism.”