The Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery was established in 2007 with the adoption of General Assembly resolution 62/122. The Programme raises awareness of the history ...
In a statement to mark the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, Guterres said the past 'laid the foundations for a violent discrimination system based on white supremacy.' ...
Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of the World” and curator of the exhibit “New York ... But the Dutch also established slavery in the region and contributed to the removal ...
UN Rights Chief Urges States to Act on Slavery Reparations By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for ...
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. But when the kindness and ...
As Jews worldwide gather around the Seder table this week for Passover, recounting the biblical story of the Israelites’ ...
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April 16 (Reuters) - A United Nations forum on people of African descent opened on Tuesday with calls for extra funding to support its work and progress towards reparations for transatlantic ...
They go to California in the hope they’ll eventually become law, and the latest is reparations for slavery. The California Senate’s Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 1 this month to create the ...
David Comissiong, a high-level Caribbean ambassador, has voiced the need to establish an international special tribunal for seeking reparations related to transatlantic slavery. There is growing ...
GENEVA, April 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called ... adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery atrocities. Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations ...