European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism  

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism Day is associated  with the date 23rd of August. The day is a symbol of remembrance for the victims of the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century – those who perished under Brown and Red terror. European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism will be held in Latvia.

The European Network Remembrance and Solidarity continues the initiative started, the aim of which is to make Europeans associate the date of 23rd of August with a symbol of remembrance for the victims of the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century – those who perished under Brown and Red terror.

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition has been observed on 23rd August by UNESCO .

The purpose of celebrating this day is to remember the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all. The day was first celebrated in Haiti in 1998.

Slave Route Project is an initiative of UNESCO, launched in 1994 that seeks to strengthen the understanding of history and heritage from the global tragedy of slavery and the slave trade. It also promotes reconciliation and cooperation among peoples. The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.