France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution

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Ankle shackles used during the transatlantic slave trade at Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana on Aug 8, 2022. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Nita Bhalla

France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution

France has justified abstaining on a Ghana-led UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, with its foreign minister saying it creates a hierarchy among crimes.

Published On 25 Apr 2026