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UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Is it really worse than say the genocide of First Nations people outside of the “old world” and loss of their lands? We’re looking at ~50 to 100 million dead in the Americas alone compared 12.5 million African slaves.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago

Or all the other slave trades and genocides. Why does this get all the attention over all the other bad things that have happened?