The histories of #enslavement, #displacement and organised #theft are foundational to the modern world - the #UNdeclaration "calls on all nations to recognise what happened, teach its history honestly, and remember the victims"

How utterly disturbing that @EUCommission @Bundesregierung refused to do so... #Europe continuing on its exploitative trajectory, no lessons learned 😭

#history #culpability #reparations #europe #africa #ghana #EU #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #UN

https://theconversation.com/the-transatlantic-slave-trade-is-the-gravest-crime-against-humanity-why-the-un-declaration-matters-279218

The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters

Ghana’s resolution represents a decisive step in an ongoing effort of historical reclamation and political transformation.

The Conversation
Africa: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Is the Gravest Crime Against Humanity - Why the UN Declaration Matters: [The Conversation Africa] The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 May 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity" potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRkBCv #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UNDeclaration #Reparations #HumanRights
2025 CBC Massey Lectures: Alex Neve on renewing human rights in a fractured world | CBC Radio

Universality was supposed to be the promise of human rights. Yet it’s been broken countless times. So how can we still fulfill it? Canadian human rights lawyer Alex Neve explores that question in this year's Massey Lectures.

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