"[The U.S.] does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that were not illegal under international law at the time they occurred."
"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities through history."
The United States, along with Israel and Argentina, voted against a U.N. resolution that deemed the international slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and called for reparations. Despite the opposition, the resolution passed with 123 votes in favor. Deputy U.S. Ambassador Dan Negrea criticized the resolution as problematic, stating that the U.S. does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs. He also objected to the resolution's ranking of crimes against humanity, arguing it undermines the suffering of victims of other atrocities.
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