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What to know about UN classes slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the “gravest crime against humanity”.
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What happened
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the “gravest crime against humanity”.
Why it matters
One hundred and twenty-three countries voted in favour of the resolution, which was championed by Ghana and backed by the African Union and Caribbean nations.
Common ground
The United States, Israel and Argentina were the only countries to vote against Wednesday’s non-binding resolution.
Perspective signals
No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.
Follow-up questions
- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: UN classes slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Netherlands remains the only European country to have issued a formal apology for its role in slavery?
- What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?
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Claim 1: “The Netherlands remains the only European country to have issued a formal apology for its role in slavery.”
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Claim 2: “One hundred and twenty-three countries voted in favour of the resolution, which was championed by Ghana and backed by the African Union and Caribbean nations.”
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Claim 3: “The transatlantic slave trade between the 15th and 19th centuries involved the kidnapping, enslavement and transport of at least 12.5 million Africans to the Americas and the Caribbean.”
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Claim 4: “The United States, Israel and Argentina were the only countries to vote against Wednesday’s non-binding resolution.”
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Claim 5: “The United Kingdom and all 27 members of the European Union were among the 52 countries which abstained.”
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Claim 6: “The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the 'gravest crime against humanity'.”
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Claim 7: “Ghana said the resolution was needed because the consequences of slavery still persist today, including racial disparities.”
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Claim 8: “Conditions on the journey were so horrific that only 10.7 million survived.”
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Claim 9: “The resolution is entitled 'Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity'.”
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Claim 10: “Ablakwa also suggested that institutions continue to address structural racism and that 'compensation' could be offered to those affected.”
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Claim 11: “Some UN members argued that today’s states and institutions should not be held responsible for historical wrongs.”
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Claim 12: “Ghana’s Foreign Minister Ablakwa said: 'History does not disappear when ignored, truth does not weaken when delayed, crime does not rot ... and justice does not expire with time.'”
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Claim 13: “It also calls on UN member nations to engage in talks 'on reparatory justice, including a full and formal apology, measures of restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction, guarantees of non-repetition and changes to laws, programmes and services to address racism and systemic discrimination'.”
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Claim 14: “Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said before the vote: 'Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and pursue a route to healing and reparative justice.'”
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Claim 15: “The US ambassador to the UN, Dan Negrea, said the US 'does not recognise a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that were not illegal under international law at the time they occurred'.”
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Claim 16: “The main European nations involved in slavery were Portugal, Spain, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.”
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Claim 17: “The EU representative, Gabriella Michaelidou, said the bloc would have supported a resolution highlighting the 'scale of the atrocity' but raised 'legal and factual' concerns, including applying international law retroactively.”
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Claim 18: “Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa posted a photo of the results, saying: 'We did it for Africa and all people of African descent.'”
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Claim 19: “They also voiced concerns that the resolution could imply a hierarchy among crimes against humanity, treating some as more serious than others.”
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Claim 20: “It 'unequivocally condemns the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans, slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as the most inhumane and enduring injustice against humanity'.”
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Claim 21: “One pathway toward restorative justice, Ablakwa said, is that: 'All the looted artefacts are returned to the motherland.'”
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