FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Canada’s abstention from historic UN vote on reparations for slavery is a missed opportunity to defend human rights   April 02, 2026   Canada’s abstention from a historic United Nations vote on reparations for the harms caused by the transatlantic slave trade is a missed opportunity to defend the rights of people of African descent.   Amnesty International Canada and the Black Canadians Civil Society Coalition (BCCSC)   welcomed the adoption of a lan