Amnesty International hails UN Slavery Resolution as ‘momentous step forward’ for reparations

Amnesty International has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution recognizing chattel enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity, describing the move as a landmark victory for legal recognition and reparative justice.


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