# Last month, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of a resolution which called for ‘reparatory justice’ Proposed by Ghana and supported by Nigeria.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · GB News*

## Key points

- Reform UK pledges to deny visas to nationals from countries demanding slavery reparations.
- The UN General Assembly passed a resolution urging reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade.
- The UK abstained from the UN vote, while the US, Argentina, and Israel voted against it.
- Ghana and Nigeria, both with historical involvement in the slave trade, proposed and supported the resolution.

**Countries:** United Kingdom, Ghana, Nigeria, United States, Argentina, Israel

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