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Does the UK have a legal obligation to redress the harms of slavery?
Jamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.
![Performers present a reenactment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade at the Christiansborg Castle, a former slave post, during a high-level consultative conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans, in Accra, Ghana [Francis Kokoroko/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-19T194555Z_291660089_RC2ZWLA37JWD_RTRMADP_3_GHANA-SLAVERY-1782305783.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution
France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 25 Apr 2026
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Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.
Published On 15 Apr 2026
Why UN slavery resolution won’t be enough
Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 31 Mar 2026
UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it – including the US and Israel.
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Ghana pushes for slave trade to be declared a crime against Humanity
Ghana’s foreign minister proposed a resolution recognizing the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.
Published On 22 Mar 2026
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Behind the myths of the British Empire: Nigel Biggar and Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Nigel Biggar on the brutal legacy of Britain’s colonial past.
Published On 27 Feb 2026
Judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit
Judge accuses the US government of trying to rewrite history by taking down the exhibit in the city of Philadelphia.
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Portuguese Empire: Ports and Profits
Portugal’s global trading empire – from fortified ports to faith-fuelled profits – across Africa, Brazil, and Asia.
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Chinese woman who became Philippines mayor gets life for human trafficking
Alice Guo, who lied about her identity, recruited foreign nationals to carry out online scams, say prosecutors.
From anti-wokeness to the Confederate States of America
The campaign against ‘woke’ is no ordinary culture war skirmish – it is a project to restore the violence of white rule.
