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  "id": 4642804,
  "title": "Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/countries-legally-obliged-to-consider-slavery-reparations-says-un",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:54:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/countries-legally-obliged-consider-slavery-reparations-un-committee"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination 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. Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/un-committee-says-countries-must-consider-reparations-for-slave-trade",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:34:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Countries must consider reparations for slave trade, UN committee says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/countries-must-consider-reparations-for-slave-trade-un-committee-says",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:07:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}