transatlantic trade enslaved Africans is a crime against humanity, which led to serious historical consequences and still damages to society. The UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrish made such a message on the international day of memory of victims of slavery and a transatlantic slave trade, which is celebrated on March 25. “Today we honor the memory of women, children and men who were separated from their loved ones, forced to work in painful conditions, brutally punished and deprived of dignity and human rights, and remember how these people resisted and demanded justice,” said the head of the UN. 60 > systemic Racism 60 > he recalled that for more than four hundred years, millions of Africans had been abducted, sold into slavery, subjected to violence and inhumanly treated them. The basis of this terrible practice, according to Guterrish, lay monstrous false ideas about the superiority of the white race. “In addition, it allowed many colonizers, corporations and institutions to accumulate noble wealth,” said the General Secretary. 60 > read Also: interview | As art and culture can help put the end of racial discrimination For too long, inconceivable acts associated with this practice remained unrecognized, the Message of the Head of the UN says. So, they were not talked about and did not fight them, while her heritage continued to form our world: many still use the odious profit received from the system of slave labor. According to the Secretary General, system racism was integrated into institutes, cultures and legal and other systems. He emphasized that deeply rooted ideas of isolation, racial discrimination and violence are still undermining the possibilities of many people of African origin to achieve success and well -being. 60 ~ h2 ~ “dignity and justice for all ” 60 >“ as reminds us of the theme of International Day this year, recognition of the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade is the most important step to deal with the past, correct the present and build the future in which dignity and justice for everyone will be provided, ”said Guterres. ~ 60 > he called for creating mechanisms of reparative justice that will be engaged in the elimination of this terrible historical problem and its heritage. “And we must forever put an end to the evil of racism,” he emphasized. ~ 60 > at the heart of the UN, according to the head of the organization, lies the principle of respect for the human dignity of each person. “We will always and everywhere support everyone and everyone in the fight against racial discrimination and hatred, protect human rights and the dignity of all people,” the Secretary General added. 62 ~