Peter GleickThe United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".
Three countries voted against it.
The US, Argentina, and Israel.
Hans Bril@petergleick [...] 52 countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and EU member states.
Amir Khan@hans5524 @petergleick
Huh? Ok, this part shouldn’t be left out in the original post, Peter.
The fact that the core European slave-trading nations abstained from voting speaks volumes.
We still have a long ways to go…
Huh? Ok, this part shouldn’t be left out in the original post, Peter.
The fact that the core European slave-trading nations abstained from voting speaks volumes.
We still have a long ways to go…
Regendans@amirbkhan @hans5524 @petergleick According to a news outlet a Dutch minister said about the Dutch abstaining : First they do not like the financial aspect about paying money, second they don't like the title because for example (yes, "for example") the Holocaust was worse in their view (Note that the current Dutch economic trade with Israel is by far number one in Europe).
Quote from an article 25th of March 2026 in El Pais :
"In Africa, at least 12.5 million people were victims of trafficking and slavery over a period of 300 years."
That is 300 years of suffering with possibly ongoing racism as aftermath.
