The United Nations voted Wednesday to designate the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity," with 123 nations supporting Ghana's landmark resolution calling for reparations and remedying historical wrongs. The UK, US, and Israel voted against the non-binding resolution while 52 countries abstained, citing concerns about creating a hierarchy of historical atrocities.
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The United Nations voted Wednesday to designate the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity," with 123 nations supporting Ghana's landmark resolution calling for reparations and remedying historical wrongs. The UK, US, and Israel voted against the non-binding resolution while 52 countries abstained, citing concerns about creating a hierarchy of historical atrocities.