UN Committee Urges Nations to Consider Reparations for Transatlantic Slave Trade
A United Nations human rights committee has issued a recommendation stating that member states should actively evaluate claims for reparations related to the transatlantic slave trade. The guidance marks a significant diplomatic shift, urging governments to address historical injustices through formal compensation frameworks.
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Countries must consider reparations for slave trade, UN committee says
A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination it says persists today. Guidance published on Monday by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination stated that the obligations arise from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place. The committee...
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Guidance published on Monday by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination stated that the obligations arise from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination.
Read full article →Countries obligated to consider repatriation for transatlantic slave trade – UN Committee
This report comes five months after the UN General Assembly voted to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The post Countries obligated to consider repatriation for transatlantic slave trade – UN Committee appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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