The U.S. voted against the measure because it "does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that were not illegal under international law at the time they occurred"

The United Nations has condemned the kidnapping and enslavement of millions of people from Africa as the worst atrocity in human history.

For 400 years, seven European nations including the UK enslaved and trafficked more than 15 million Africans across the Atlantic. It is estimated that between 1.2 and 2.4 million people died during the "Middle Passage," the forced brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being widely welcomed across

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

As Suriname celebrates 50 years of independence, the spectre of Dutch colonial rule and its role in the slave trade still lingers. The king and queen of the Netherlands touched down in the small South American country last week: the first visit by the ...