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UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade

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.

  • Approximately 12.5 million Africans forcibly removed and sold between 15th and 19th centuries.
  • Measures include archives opening, public memorials revision, and independent truth commissions.

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