UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'

The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

U.N. passes resolution declaring transatlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime against humanity,’ but what does this mean for reparations?

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama proposes resolution to the United Nations that could formalize global recognition of ...

What UN vote on slavery reparations means

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Ghana leads UN vote recognizing transatlantic slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

*The United Nations General Assembly has recognized the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity” in ...

Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote

Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".
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Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

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