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UN panel says slavery reparations are now a legal obligation
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— Aug 31, 2026
A UN committee’s General Recommendation 40 declares that states must implement comprehensive reparatory measures for people of African descent affected by the transatlantic slave trade, encompassing monetary, non-monetary, and structural remedies and marking a shift from historical responsibility to present obligations. The guidance urges actions such as restitution, rehabilitation, commemoration, truth-telling, and broad institutional reforms to address ongoing racial discrimination and disparities rooted in slavery.
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Tom Gallagher
UN can issue all the "guidance" it wants, it has zero authority to make any country pay anything.