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‘Reparations take many forms’: what the UN’s landmark vote on enslavement means for restorative justice

As the United Nations recognises the transatlantic slave trade as a crime and calls for reparations, a growing ‘global diasporic movement’ is pushing for action ...

'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be ...

UN calls for reparations to remedy the ‘historical wrongs’ of trafficking enslaved Africans

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against ...
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What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being ...