{
  "id": 4875633,
  "title": "UN Committee says countries must consider reparations for transatlantic slave trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/un-committee-says-countries-must-consider-reparations-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:07:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/world/un-committee-says-countries-must-consider-reparations-for-transatlantic-slave-trade/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A United Nations body has issued new legal guidance, asserting that nations possess a legal obligation to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Officials released the guidance on Monday, August 31, 2026 through the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The document outlines measures to confront […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}