The UN General Assembly has recognized the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity"

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50% : The UN General Assembly has recognized the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity" The resolution was proposed by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama: "Let it be recorded in history that when history called, we did the right thing in memory of the millions of people who suffered the indignities of slavery.
37% : James Kariuki, Britain's charge d'affaires at the United Nations, said that the country "does not agree with the fundamental provisions of the text and firmly adheres to the view that it is not necessary to create a hierarchy of historical atrocities.
34% : " 123 countries voted in favor, including Russia and China, the United States, Israel and Argentina voted against, 52 countries, including Britain and the EU, abstained.

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