crime against humanity

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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

District Judge Rahul Choudhary in the northern city of Udaipur explained the death penalty saying the murder fell in the category of "rarest of the rare" and it was "a crime against humanity".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

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

“This is a crime against humanity and we should all gather and stop this terror and bring everybody back home,” Keren Schem said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

It’s called a crime against humanity because all humans co-own the responsibility never to forget it.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman