The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

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. It does not mention a specific amount of money.

The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.

Countries like the UK have long rejected calls to pay reparations, saying today's institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.

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[–] 0 points 7 months ago (4 children)

While agreed .....

There are some more pressing issues currently going on.

Like multiple wars, a handful of active genocides, modern slavery on a global scale that's largely out of the public eye (honestly focusing so much on slavery of the past feels kinda like a slap in the face to the slaves of today), food and clean water scarcity in various places, and the general state of places like Haiti, Eritrea, and South Sudan

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    general state of places like Haiti, Eritrea, and South Sudan

    Damn I wonder what happened to those countries to end up like that. Well have I got good news for you about paying those reparations.

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