The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European countries. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognizing the ...

Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution, introduced by Ghana, ...

A ⁠United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe ...

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’ The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations has condemned the kidnapping and enslavement of millions of people from Africa as the worst atrocity in human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters ...

The UN has adopted a historic resolution declaring slavery "a grave human rights violation." DW unpacks what the measure means to Ghana, which put it forward, and the United States, among the three ...

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" despite opposition by the United States and some European countries. In a ...

Kenneth B Ati-John and Ndine Wa‑Chiuta respond to an article by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama The president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, is right to argue that recognising the transatlantic ...

The resolution was adopted by 123 votes to three, with 52 abstentions The United Nations General Assembly this week voted to designate the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against ...

The U.S., Israel and Argentina on Wednesday voted against a United Nations resolution led by Ghana to label the international slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and call for ...

The United Nations resolution was led by the president of Ghana. Israel and Argentina also voted against it. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal The United States voted against a United ...