The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

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.

            • encelado748@feddit.orgEnglish
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              1 month ago

              Never said black people don’t deserve any kind of help. That is just stupid. What I said is:

              • not all western countries are responsible for trans-atlantic slave trade
              • lot of african slave trade is from non wester countries
              • track enslavers and enslaved across 5 centuries is an impossible task

              What I agree is:

              • all countries involved in slavery should recognize the role they had in the centuries before and work to prevent discrimination and exploitation in modern society
              • neocolonialism needs to stop now
              • those countries engaged in neocolonialism needs to provide support to help underdeveloped countries

              I see nothing racist in this opinion, but please enlighten me. The only one talking all the time about black and white is actually you

                • encelado748@feddit.orgEnglish
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                  1 month ago

                  There is no need for racism to enable modern exploitation. Most western countries exploit their own citizens. Neocolonialism is driven by profit maximization, geopolitical realism and capitalism. See Soviet economic imperialism and china belt and road initiative. Race was a moral justification in the past. It is not needed anymore.