U. S. Votes No on UN Measure Calling Slavery ‘Gravest Crime’ - Capital B . . . The United States joined Israel and Argentina on Thursday in voting against a Ghana-led resolution that declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans the “gravest crime against humanity” and urged countries to pursue reparations The nonbinding measure, backed by more than 120
West refuses to condemn slavery in UN General Assembly vote Africa West refuses to condemn slavery in UN General Assembly vote The Global South voted for a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity” Europe abstained The US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it