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Ghana leads UN vote recognizing transatlantic slave trade

Ghana Leads UN Vote Recognizing Transatlantic Slave Trade as ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

Ghana’s UN-backed resolution acknowledges the transatlantic slave trade as a major crime, calls for apologies and reparations.

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UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'

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U.N. passes resolution declaring transatlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime against humanity,’ but what does this mean for reparations?

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UK should pay slavery reparations, says UN

Britain has abstained from a United Nations vote calling on the UK and other former colonial powers to pay reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.

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UN backs resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

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UN calls on UK to pay trillions in reparations to 'remedy historical wrongs'

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Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote

Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".

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US is one of 3 'no' votes on UN slavery resolution

In a first-of-its-kind move, the UN General Assembly has labeled the enslavement of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity," a symbolic step supporters hope will fuel a global push for reparations and historical redress.

How international media reported Africa’s reparations win

On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade a grave crime against humanity, following a motion spearheaded by Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama.

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Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William ...