UN Recognises Transatlantic Slave Trade as “Gravest Crime Against Humanity”

UN Recognises Transatlantic Slave Trade as “Gravest Crime Against Humanity”

The United Nations on Wednesday passed a landmark resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” a decision hailed across West Africa and by the African Union. “This is a historic moment,” said Wenceslas Avosse from Benin, celebrating the UN’s acknowledgment of the injustices suffered by…