crime against humanity
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Member states are set to vote on a resolution - led by Ghana - to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," despite opposition by the United States and some European countries.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
In 1993, the International Criminal Court reaffirmed apartheid as a crime against humanity and established the possibility of individuals being held responsible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024
But this specific claim created such an understandable repulsion towards the alleged crime against humanity.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2023
She made it sound as if selling conservatory windows was a crime against humanity.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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