Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations
Ghana has been hosting a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the ‘gravest crime against humanity.’

Ghana has been hosting a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the ‘gravest crime against humanity.’






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France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.
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Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity.
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