The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, despite opposition by the United States and some European countries.In a move advocates hailed as a step towards healing and possible reparations, the resolution was adopted to applause by a vote of 123 in favour, three against and 52 abstentions.The US, Israel and Argentina opposed the measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained.Ghana’s President John Mahama, one of the African Union’s most vocal supporters of slavery reparations, was at the United Nations headquarters in New York to support the vote.An 1853 illustration depicting slaves and slave traders on the coast of Africa. Photo: Chicago History Museum via Getty Images“Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and pursue a route to healing and reparative justice. The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting,” said Mahama.
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UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
The UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" on Wednesday in New York. The resolution, supported by Ghana's President John Mahama, passed with a vote of 123 in favor, 3 against, and 52 abstentions.
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The UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" on Wednesday in New York. The resolution, supported by Ghana's President John Mahama, passed with a vote of 123 in favor, 3 against, and 52 abstentions. The United States, Israel, and Argentina opposed the measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained. Advocates view the designation as a step towards healing and potential reparations for the victims and descendants of the slave trade. The resolution aims to acknowledge the historical injustice and prevent its erasure from collective memory.
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The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting.
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The resolution was adopted by a vote of 123 in favor, three against and 52 abstentions.
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UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”.
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