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UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity'

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 554 words · By Wedaeli Chibelushi
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What to know about UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity'

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution, proposed by Ghana, calls for reparations and the return of looted cultural artifacts, with mixed international support. Ghana's foreign minister emphasized justice for victims, while some countries opposed the measure.

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What happened

UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity' The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

Why it matters

The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund.

Common ground

It does not mention a specific amount of money.

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The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution, proposed by Ghana, calls for reparations and the return of looted cultural artifacts, with mixed international support. Ghana's foreign minister emphasized justice for victims, while some countries opposed the measure.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It is estimated that over two million people died on the journey”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm mortality figures during transatlantic slave trade.
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Claim 2: “Fifty-two countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm 52 abstentions including UK and EU states.
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Claim 3: “The resolution also calls for cultural artefacts stolen during the colonial era to be returned to their countries of origin”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm cultural artifact return provisions.
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Claim 4: “Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were captured in Africa and taken to the Americas where they were forced to work as slaves”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm slave trade victim statistics.
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Claim 5: “Trump's orders have led to moves such as the restoration of Confederate statues and an attempt to dismantle a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia”
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Claim 6: “The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity'”
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Wikipedia evidence provided does not mention the UN General Assembly voting to classify slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations General Assembly has granted observer status to international organizations, entities, and non-member states, to enable them to participate in the work of the United Nations General…
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Claim 7: “The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund”
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Wikipedia evidence for Ghana's demographics and SDGs does not support claims about UN resolution content or reparations fund proposals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the population of Ghana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. Ghana's population is 30,832,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Bur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sustainable Development Goals and Ghana describes how the Sustainable Development Goals are being implemented in Ghana. The SDGs are also known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and a…
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Claim 8: “The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of February 2026, the State of Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 163 of the other 192 member states of the United Nations, or approximately 85% of all UN members. The State of Israel was…
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Claim 9: “Countries like the UK have long rejected paying reparations, saying today's institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm UK's stance on reparations.
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Claim 10: “The resolution, backed by the African Union and the Caribbean Community, states that the consequences of slavery persist in the form of racial inequalities and underdevelopment 'affecting Africans and people of African descent in all parts of the world'”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm resolution content about slavery consequences.
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Claim 11: “Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama told the UN on Tuesday that the resolution was 'historic' and 'a safeguard against forgetting'”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Ghana's president's remarks about the resolution.
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