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UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity'

BBC News · · 554 words · By Wedaeli Chibelushi

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution, proposed by Ghana, calls for reparations and the return of looted cultural artifacts, with mixed international support. Ghana's foreign minister emphasized justice for victims, while some countries opposed the measure.

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“The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity'”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in i…
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“The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the population of Ghana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. Ghana's population is 30,832,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Bur…
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“The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina”
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“Fifty-two countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states”
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“Countries like the UK have long rejected paying reparations, saying today's institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs”
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“Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were captured in Africa and taken to the Americas where they were forced to work as slaves”
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“It is estimated that over two million people died on the journey”
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“The resolution, backed by the African Union and the Caribbean Community, states that the consequences of slavery persist in the form of racial inequalities and underdevelopment 'affecting Africans and people of African descent in all parts of the world'”
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“The resolution also calls for cultural artefacts stolen during the colonial era to be returned to their countries of origin”
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“Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama told the UN on Tuesday that the resolution was 'historic' and 'a safeguard against forgetting'”
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“Trump's orders have led to moves such as the restoration of Confederate statues and an attempt to dismantle a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia”
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