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[L'Express] This past month, the global conversation on slavery took a giant leap forward. On the 25th of March 2026, the United Nations passed a resolution that affirmed chattel slavery and the trafficking of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity," and called for reparatory justice. Just as interesting as the resolution itself are the reactions that it evoked. The motion was supported by 123 countries, including all participating African countries, India, China and Russia. 52 countries abstained, including