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UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

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AllAfrica (EN) - Latest 1 week ago • allafrica.com
Africa: UN to Vote On Resolution Calling Slave Trade 'Gravest Crime Against Humanity'
[RFI] The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would designate the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move that supporters describe as…
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DW - Africa 1 week ago • dw.com
UN recognizes slave trade as gravest crime against humanity
PoliticsGlobal issuesUN classes slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'Kate Hairsine with AFP, Reuters, AP03/26/2026March 26, 2026The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite…
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DW - Europe 1 week ago • dw.com
UN recognizes slave trade as gravest crime against humanity
PoliticsGlobal issuesUN classes slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'Kate Hairsine with AFP, Reuters, AP03/26/2026March 26, 2026The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite…
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DW - Top Stories 1 week ago • dw.com
UN recognizes slave trade as gravest crime against humanity
PoliticsGlobal issuesUN classes slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'Kate Hairsine with AFP, Reuters, AP03/26/2026March 26, 2026The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite…
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The Guardian - UK 1 week ago • theguardian.com
UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against…
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Al Jazeera (EN) - All 1 week ago • aljazeera.com
UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it – including the US and Israel. A ⁠United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest cr…
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