UN names African slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity' • FRANCE 24 English (youtube.com)
This is what the UN is for now? This move was led by Ghana, and wants countries to apologize and give money (to African countries) and return valuable artifacts. Why is the African Slave trade assigned to Western countries ('The transatlantic slave trade')? Is it possible there were people in that room unfamiliar with African slavery? Money only? The comments aren't as soft as Ghana (or the UN, I guess) might have hoped. People don't seem to be going for this anymore, even if their elected leaders seem pretty happy to send their tax money and museum artifacts away.
Three countries (brave enough?) to vote against: US, Israel, Argentina. UK and all EU abstained. Who signed was all 55 African countries, Caribbean countries, and then Brazil, Venezuela, and Belarus. I wonder if these countries know that this will probably turn people against them? Or do they care since their elected term is only a few years? What is the difference between armed robbery, if anything?