Peter Gleick8h ago

The 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.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rxqng5pyno

Slavery reparations: What does the UN vote mean?

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

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@petergleick also: all the countries involved in the Atlantic slave trade abstained, hoping that it would deflect attention from them.
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