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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12511

23 June 2020
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Fundamental rights
European Parliament recognises slave trade as a crime against humanity and condemns white supremacism
Brussels, 22/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament became, on Friday 19 June, the first international institution to recognise the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.

At the request of Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France), this initiative was included in the resolution against racism adopted by the plenary on Friday (493 votes in favour, 104 against and 67 abstentions).

The text also acknowledges MEPs’ support for recent anti-racism demonstrations and condemns white...

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