The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund. It does not mention a specific amount of money.
The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.
Countries like the UK have long rejected calls to pay reparations, saying today’s institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.
Wow, how positively denigrating. “Those poor Africans can’t even manage their own elections,” hm?
Educated in the US or UK, maybe. Installed? LOL. Local elections in Ghana are hotly contested at times and tied to ethic group, family, and age more than anything external. I’ve seen plenty in person. There are plenty of average, and even well-educated Ghanaians that think slave castles should be torn down, not out of abhorance for the practice of slavery, but rather out of shame for having been a part of it.
And it’s been a pretty rapid turn since Ghana brought the issue of reparations to the UK parliament and didn’t get immediately shut down. So they have momentum that has quieted the more hesitant MPs. 6 or 7 years to pivot? Now it’s about the money.
Please don’t forget, this is the same county that buried their only skate park because it might “introduce homosexuality to the youth.” Don’t assume anything about their politics until you’ve spent time there experiencing it.
Yeah I wonder what happened that they couldn’t manage their own elections. Have fun with your block
…But they can and do…
Blocked! Ooooh no, so sad. This person that doesnt read well won’t continue to misunderstand normal things about the world.
Ahhhhhhh, my sadness knows no end /s