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Yesterday, a Declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity was voted at UNO. As usual, Israel and the USA voted against. How did your country vote? Any thoughts about it?

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[-] flango@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 2 months ago

I think it's more about not paying financial compensations for their involvement in slavery and their enrichment with it. One could use the vote "yes" as a legal argument to pursue compensation.

[-] yucandu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Or how exactly paying those financial compensations would work.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

They could have acknowledged it at least. Maybe it could be a first step to treat their black population with the respect they deserve for literally building their cities.

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