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EU and Ireland Abstain from UN Resolution on Transatlantic Slave Trade
The United Nations General Assembly voted to designate the transatlantic slave trade as the 'gravest crime against humanity,' with Ireland and the European Union abstaining from the vote. The EU has since launched diplomatic efforts to explain its abstention and repair its image in West Africa.
28 Mar, 10:21 — 29 Mar, 00:02
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rte-newsMostly Factual21h ago
Ireland abstains as UN votes on slave trade
The United Nations General Assembly this week voted to designate the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", in a move supporters say could advance calls for reparative justice.
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Abstention not a rejection of Ghana’s slavery resolution — EU
The European Union (EU) has launched a diplomatic charm offensive to repair its image in West Africa following its refusal to back a landmark United Nations resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
By David Apinga
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First report: rte-news · 28 Mar, 10:21|Full coverage: 2 · 14h|Window: 14h
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