France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution
Summary
France chose not to vote on a United Nations resolution led by Ghana that calls the transatlantic slave trade the worst crime against humanity. French officials said they abstained because the resolution seems to rank some crimes as worse than others.Key Facts
- The resolution was proposed by Ghana at the United Nations.
- It calls the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.
- France did not vote in favor but abstained instead.
- France's foreign minister said the resolution creates a hierarchy of crimes.
- Abstaining means France neither supported nor opposed the resolution.
- The debate concerns how to recognize historical crimes on an international level.
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