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.

    • MasterNerd@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      4 days ago

      In case the usual suspects show up, raining charges of racism on my head, I shall leave them with two quotations, not from black writers (who may be presumed to have a “racial axe” to grind) but from a white writer (who would have nothing racial to gain by not telling the truth).

      They were using those 2 quotes to further drive home their point, not debunk them. It’s not my fault you have awful reading comprehension