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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…
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- Why it matters
- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued formal guidance that countries interpret as legally binding obligations, creating a framework that governments may need to act on or publicly reject.
- Most affected
- Governments of countries involved in or affected by the transatlantic slave trade — Face pressure to implement reparations policies or formally address the guidance.
- Likely next
- Whether national governments respond to the guidance and what position they take on the legal obligations it states.
Also reported by: The Straits Times, The Jerusalem Post
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