UN Resolution On Enslavement Passes
The United Nations has passed a resolution categorizing the historical enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity. The vote followed three years of advocacy led by Ghana, which called for the categorization and reparations.
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SAfm
“Historically, the system of enslavement ripped between 12 and 15 million people away from their homes in Africa and transported them to destinations in many places in the world, where their labour was exploited and they were dehumanised on a scale never seen before or since.”
SAfm
“address and a tone for the Guardian's historical links to transatlantic enslavement. This is an institution or an organisation responding to its links.”
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