The UN General Assembly voted 123-to-3 to declare the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity," with Ghana's President John Mahama leading the effort despite opposition from Western nations including the US, UK, and EU states that abstained or voted against the measure. The African Union, which designated 2026-36 its "decade of reparations" and named Mahama as reparations champion, is now developing a framework for reparatory justice and plans further action toward securing compensation for descendants of enslaved people.
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The UN General Assembly voted 123-to-3 to declare the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity," with Ghana's President John Mahama leading the effort despite opposition from Western nations including the US, UK, and EU states that abstained or voted against the measure. The African Union, which designated 2026-36 its "decade of reparations" and named Mahama as reparations champion, is now developing a framework for reparatory justice and plans further action toward securing compensation for descendants of enslaved people.