After eighty years, the United Nations had finally acknowledged slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The room erupted: 123 in favour, 3 against, 52 abstentions and, cheers so loud they swallowed the procedural formalities that followed. The political mandate behind that vote had been clear and unwavering. In September 2025, during the 80th General …
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