The hypocrisy of the global north and the truth about the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Ghana's resolution at the United Nations called on the world to recognize the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel slavery as the gravest crime against humanity, and demanded serious engagement with reparatory justice. On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution by an overwhelming majority.
The United States, Israel, and Argentina voted against the resolution, while many others chose to abstain. The United States justified its opposition by arguing that crimes against humanity cannot and should not be ranked, and that reparations raise complex legal questions, especially for acts that predate modern international law. The transatlantic slave trade forcibly displaced over twelve million Africans. The Holocaust resulted in the murder of approximately six million Jews between 1933 and 1945.
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Ghana is calling out the global North's hypocrisy regarding the transatlantic slave trade at the UN. The resolution demands recognition and reparatory justice, forcing a confrontation with a long-ignored truth - but why is this causing such a stir?
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