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Social justice

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

History

fromwww.aljazeera.com

1 week ago

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

Some African elites benefited from the slave trade, complicating the narrative of reparations in the context of historical injustices.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

The U.N. resolution on trafficking of enslaved Africans calls for reparations and restitution of cultural items, widely welcomed across Africa and by advocates.

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2 weeks ago

Don't look at who voted to call the slave trade the gravest crime', look at who didn't | Kenneth Mohammed

The Ghana-led UN resolution on slavery highlights global disparities in acknowledging historical injustices, with significant opposition from Western nations.

World politics

#transatlantic-slave-trade

4 weeks ago

UN's landmark slavery ruling energises African Union's fight for reparations

John Mahama successfully led a UN resolution declaring transatlantic chattel slavery a crime against humanity, despite opposition from several Western nations.

fromTruthout

World politics

US, Israel Vote Against UN Resolution Condemning Translatlantic Slave Trade

Social justice

UN resolution fuels global slavery reparations debate

Social justice

UN resolution fuels global reparations debate

The UN General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity and called for reparatory justice discussions.

Social justice

UN votes to describe slave trade as gravest crime against humanity'

The UN has declared the transatlantic slave trade a grave crime against humanity and called for reparations to address historical injustices.

World politics

fromTruthout

US, Israel Vote Against UN Resolution Condemning Translatlantic Slave Trade

The UN resolution condemning the transatlantic slave trade passed with 123 votes, with only the U.S., Israel, and Argentina opposing it.

UN resolution fuels global slavery reparations debate

The UN General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity and called for reparatory justice discussions.

UN resolution fuels global reparations debate

The UN General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity and called for reparatory justice discussions.

more#transatlantic-slave-trade

UN votes to describe slave trade as gravest crime against humanity'

The UN has declared the transatlantic slave trade a grave crime against humanity and called for reparations to address historical injustices.

fromwww.aljazeera.com

UN passes resolution naming slave trade gravest crime against humanity'

A UN resolution recognizing transatlantic slavery as a crime against humanity was supported by 123 countries, with the US and Israel opposing it.

fromenglish.elpais.com

Ghana is pursuing a UN resolution that considers African slavery the most serious crime against humanity'

Ghana is leading a UN resolution to declare trafficking and racialized slavery of Africans as a serious crime against humanity.

Environment

Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition

The Trump administration pressured Vanuatu to weaken a UN resolution demanding climate action and potential reparations for climate damages, forcing significant compromises to the proposal.

World news

fromwww.aljazeera.com

4 months ago

Israel says it hit key' Hamas member in Gaza City

Israeli forces struck a Gaza City target claimed to be re-establishing Hamas capabilities; Gaza endures daily strikes, aid blockades, and UN demands unrestricted humanitarian access.

US politics

9 months ago

Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal

Invading Iraq without UN backing posed a serious risk to Tony Blair's leadership.

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