with-hunt (though I am not aware of the # of affected individuals)
I also want to note that the things I have added and many others added are still ongoing. It would be naive to say that these are only moral catastrophes of the past.
A few more controversial moral catastrophes:
religion (arguably counterfactually responsible for at least a few wars and a few really unhealthy cultural traditions, though it is hard to say whether the counterfactual would have been much better)
no available education for everyone—under certain moral philosophy (I am thinking of Mill, in particular), the access to academic thought and literary texts, critical thinking is of critical importance. Billions were barred from it.
adding:
corporal punishment (especially of minors, by parents, in schools etc)
rape in marriages /marital rape
“marry your rapist” laws
human trafficking
with-hunt (though I am not aware of the # of affected individuals)
I also want to note that the things I have added and many others added are still ongoing. It would be naive to say that these are only moral catastrophes of the past.
A few more controversial moral catastrophes:
religion (arguably counterfactually responsible for at least a few wars and a few really unhealthy cultural traditions, though it is hard to say whether the counterfactual would have been much better)
no available education for everyone—under certain moral philosophy (I am thinking of Mill, in particular), the access to academic thought and literary texts, critical thinking is of critical importance. Billions were barred from it.