U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations

The United States joined Israel and Argentina on Thursday in voting against a Ghana-led resolution that declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans the “gravest crime against humanity” and urged countries to pursue reparations. The nonbinding measure, backed by more than 120 nations, calls for formal apologies, compensation, and other forms of reparatory justice for […] The post U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations appeared first on Capital B News.