Expert says countries voting against UN resolution on slave trade are complicit

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Countries voting against a UN resolution condemning the slave trade are complicit in crimes against humanity, according to an expert. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the transatlantic slave trade. Three countries, the US, Israel, and Argentina, voted against it, while former colonial powers abstained. An expert stated that the majority of the world supported the resolution, denouncing historical injustice and calling for reparations from those who benefited from slavery.


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