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Detail on voting for the #UnitedNations #Resolution UN A/80/L.48: “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement,” recognising the Transatlantic #slave trade as amongst our greatest historical crimes against humanity.

In favour: 123.
Against: 3 (Argentina, Israel, US).
Abstentions: 52 (see #AltText for list).

#un #africa #slavery #crime #history #BlackHistory https://dair-community.social/@KimCrayton1/116291674891965327

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Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷2d ago

@davej Our chickenshit government strikes again. WHY Abstain? More coercion from the USA and Israel? Australia no longer stands for decency, and has buried its principles.
The land of the fair go has become the land of bugger off.

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Vinnie (any)

@Tooden @davej Belgium being led by a far-right party also abstained. Probably because it would otherwise mean we might need to pay reparations for what we did to Congo.