@addisstandardeng · Post #21843 · 03/26/2026, 02:29 PM
#AU calls #UN slave trade vote step towards 'healing’; #US opposes, Britain and EU states abstain The African Union Thursday welcomed as "historic" a UN vote to designate the transatlantic African #slave_trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" and said it marked an important step towards "healing". The resolution was adopted at the UN General Assembly Wednesday in a vote backed by 123 countries, with three voting against and 52 abstentions. The #United_States was among those to oppose the measure, while #Britain and #EU member states abstained. Despite being non-binding, the resolution goes beyond simple acknowledgement and asks nations involved in the slave trade to engage in restorative justice. "This historic decision marks an important step toward truth, justice, and healing, and reinforces the urgent need to address the enduring legacy of slavery," the AU's head Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said in a statement published on X....... https://x.com/addisstandard/status/2037174932497383813?s=20