US EditionFrance Defends Abstention on UN Slave Trade Resolution
13 Articles
13 Articles
France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution, citing concerns over ‘hierarchy of crimes’
'We abstained from that resolution because we refuse to create a hierarchy among crimes against humanity or to make a competition of the suffering,' says Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot
Jean-Noël Barrot explains the French abstention in the vote of a UN resolution condemning the African trade as "more serious crime against humanity".
The resolution, adopted at the end of March by 123 votes in favour, 3 against and 52 abstentions, including France, declared "the slave trade of Africans and racialized slavery of Africans" as "the most serious crimes against humanity".
France chose to abstain during the vote on Wednesday at the UN from a resolution calling the transatlantic trade and slavery of Africans "the most serious crimes against humanity". A position taken by Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, on his way to Lomé. Loading... "If we abstained on this resolution, it is because we refuse to establish a hierarchy between crimes against humanity and to compete with the sufferings that these abominations conti…
France abstained on a UN resolution calling slavery "the most serious crime against humanity." Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot explained this choice on Friday since Lomé.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
