UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

theguardian.com·Eromo Egbejule
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Humanitarian Reporting

This article documents human rights concerns or humanitarian issues using credible institutional sources. It is not considered a psychological operation.

This article is not considered a psychological operation. This article reports on a landmark United Nations resolution that describes the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity and calls for reparations. It details the voting outcomes, arguments for and against the resolution, and calls for an acknowledgment of slavery's lasting legacies to address contemporary global challenges.

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