Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote
Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".
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"We are demanding compensation - and let us be clear, African leaders are not asking for money for themselves."
— Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa , Politician
"The resolution was historic and a safeguard against forgetting."
— John Dramani Mahama , Politician
"La campaña no es un llamamiento humanitario, sino una reclamación jurídica y una rendición de cuentas por la violación del derecho internacional."
— Samuel Okudzeto , Politician
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Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".
Ghana, respaldada por 55 países de la Unión Africana y la Comunidad del Caribe, presentó una resolución ante la ONU para reconocer la trata y esclavitud racializada de africanos como "el crimen más grave contra la humanidad". La resolución será votada el 25 de marzo, Día Internacional en recuerdo de las víctimas de la esclavitud y la trata transatlántica.
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