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Global Slavery Reparations

31 Aug
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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.

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The Guardian31 Aug

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has published guidance stating that countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade under a 1965 convention. The document argues that current international obligations take precedence over the laws in place at the time of slavery, making it impossible for states to use the intertemporality principle to avoid…

Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee →
Euronews31 Aug

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has issued a document stating that countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from their involvement in the transatlantic African slave trade. The document, entitled General Recommendation-40, was approved last week and outlines comprehensive measures that countries must take to redress the harms…

UN racial discrimination committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations →
The Hindu31 Aug

A U.N. committee has issued guidance stating that countries are legally obligated to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and address its ongoing legacy of racial discrimination. According to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, at least 12.5 million Africans were forcibly displaced between the 15th and 19th centuries. The document argues that current international obligations…

U.N. committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade →

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    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.

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  • 31 Aug U.N. committee says countries must consider reparations for slave tradeA U.N. committee has issued guidance stating that countries are legally obligated to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and address its ongoing legacy of racial discrimination. According to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, at least 12.5 million Africans were forcibly displaced between the 15th and 19th centuries. The document argues that current international obligations…The Hindu
  • 31 Aug UN racial discrimination committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparationsThe United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has issued a document stating that countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from their involvement in the transatlantic African slave trade. The document, entitled General Recommendation-40, was approved last week and outlines comprehensive measures that countries must take to redress the harms…Euronews
  • 31 Aug Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committeeThe UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has published guidance stating that countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade under a 1965 convention. The document argues that current international obligations take precedence over the laws in place at the time of slavery, making it impossible for states to use the intertemporality principle to avoid…The Guardian

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