Africa: UN Classes Slave Trade as ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

Africa: UN Classes Slave Trade as ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European countries. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the “gravest crime against humanity.” 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which was championed by Ghana and backed by the African Union and…

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Africa: UN Backs Resolution Calling Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

Africa: UN Backs Resolution Calling Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” despite opposition from the United States and abstentions from several European countries including France, Germany and Britain. In a move advocates hailed as a step towards healing and possible reparations, the resolution was adopted to applause by…

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