Memorial for drowned slaves, Anse Cafard, Le Diamant, Martinique, French Overseas Department, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Abolition of Slavery statue, sculpture by Guadelupian brothers Jean and Christian Moisa, Ile de Goree (Goree Island), UNESCO, Dakar, Senegal

A People's Progression Toward Equality, Mural by Jared Bader, sponsored by Lincoln Financial Foundation, Mural Arts Program, 8th and Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Anuradha Koirala, proclaimed winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2010, warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Anuradha Koirala holds up her CNN Hero of the Year 2010 award as she is warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

The Slave House, Island of Goree, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Statue Commemorating the End of Slavery, Goree Island, near Dakar, Senegal

The Slave House, Island of Goree, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Relief Depicting A Row Of Captives, Sun Temple, Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt