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Trade in slaves and serfdom ruled illegal in London.
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Slavery abolished in Iceland.
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The Statute of the Town of Korčula (Croatia) abolishes slavery.
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Louis X, king of France, publishes a decree proclaiming that "France" signifies freedom and that any slave setting foot on the French ground should be freed.
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Sweden (including Finland at the time) makes slavery illegal.
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Republic of Ragusa (modern day Dubrovnik; Croatia) abolished slavery and slave trading
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth abolishes slavery
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Law passed in Portugal banning the selling and buying of Chinese slaves.
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The King of Portugal forbade the enslavement of Chinese of either sex.
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Slavery abolished in Providence Plantations.
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The Spanish crown abolishes slavery in Chile.
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Russia abolishes outright slavery, but retains serfdom.
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Portugal abolishes slavery in mainland Portugal and in Portuguese possessions in India through a decree by the Marquis of Pombal.
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The Somersett's case held that no slave could be forcibly removed from Britain. This case was generally taken at the time to have decided that the condition of slavery did not exist under English law in England and Wales, and emancipated the ten to fourteen thousand slaves or possible slaves in England and Wales, who were mostly domestic servants.
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Slavery declared illegal in Scotland.
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Pennsylvania passes An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, freeing future children of slaves. Those born prior to the Act remain enslaved-for-life. The Act becomes a model for other Northern states.
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Upper Canada, abolishes import of slaves by Act Against Slavery.
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New York State passes gradual emancipation act freeing future children of slaves, and all slaves in 1827.
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British begin patrols of African coast to arrest slaving vessels. West Africa Squadron (Royal Navy) established to suppress slave trading; by 1865, nearly 150,000 people freed by anti-slavery operations.
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Abolition of the Slave Trade Act: slave trading abolished in British Empire. Captains fined £120 per slave transported.
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In Chile, The First National Congress approves a proposal drafted by Manuel de Salas that declares the Freedom of wombs, which sets free the sons of slaves born on Chilean territory, no matter the conditions of the parents. It prohibited the slave trade and recognized as freedmen those who, passing in transit through Chilean territory, stayed there for six months.
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In Chile, the First National Congress approves a proposal drafted by Manuel de Salas that declares the Freedom of wombs, which sets free the sons of slaves born on Chilean territory, no matter the conditions of the parents. It prohibited the slave trade and recognized as freedmen those who, passing in transit through Chilean territory, stayed there for six months.
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In China, (9 AD) Emperor Wang Mang usurps the throne and abolishes slave trading, but not slavery itself.
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In Sept. 200, Rob Morris, Lamont Hiebert, Desirea Rodgers, and Caroline Hahm are inspired by a trip to Southeast Asia to form Justice for Children International (changed to Love146 in Oct. 2007, based off a child met in Asia who was labeled with that number). This organization became an official public charity in March, 2004.
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President Barack Obama declares January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
