The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund. It does not mention a specific amount of money.

The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.

Countries like the UK have long rejected calls to pay reparations, saying today’s institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.

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    fuck you and your country. i’m done talking to fascists

    You should know fascist is not “someone who disagrees with you”.

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      2 days ago

      you should know a fascist is very fond of downplaying imperialism and slavery.

      awful lot of this shit in this thread, not that i didn’t expect spoiled westerners to be like this but still.