Good Friday in a world that still crucifies: Silence around injustice persists 2,000 years later
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“On 25 March 2026, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity in recorded history, supported by 123 countries, opposed by the US, Israel, and Argentina, with 52 abstentions including the EU and UK.”
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“The resolution declared that 13 million African men, women, and children were forced across the Atlantic over four centuries.”
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“In 2025, 149 UN member states voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, but the resolution did not pass due to US opposition.”
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“The US argued that slavery was not prohibited under international law at the time it was practised, and therefore creates no legal obligation for reparations.”
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“Gaza and Lebanon host some of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the world.”
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