Applause for UN decision to finally name slavery for what it was
The Mail & Guardian | 30.03.2026 18:02
On 25 March 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/80/L.48, declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the system of racialised chattel enslavement of Africans to be the gravest crime against humanity. The decision was long overdue. It marked a rare moment in which the international community chose truth over convenience, history over amnesia and moral clarity over diplomatic discomfort.
