UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
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- The UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity' in a resolution passed with 123 votes in favor. The US, Israel, and Argentina opposed the measure, while Britain and EU members abstained. Ghana's President John Mahama supported the vote, emphasizing reparative justice.
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“UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’”
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“US, Israel and Argentina opposed the UN measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained”
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“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”
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“The resolution was adopted to applause by a vote of 123 in favour, three against and 52 abstentions”
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“Ghana’s President John Mahama was at the United Nations headquarters in New York to support the vote”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm Ghana's president's presence at the UN headquarters for this vote