{
  "id": 5423256,
  "title": "Recognition of reparatory justice creates responsibility for Ghana – Vice President",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/recognition-of-reparatory-justice-creates-responsibility-for-ghana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/recognition-of-reparatory-justice-creates-responsibility-for-ghana-vice-president/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang announced Ghana's commitment to deepen its ties with the African diaspora as part of the global push for reparatory justice. She emphasized that the UN's recent recognition of the Atlantic slave trade as the \"greatest crime against humanity\" must be followed by tangible action, including enhanced historical, cultural, and economic connections between Africa and its descendants abroad. Speaking at a ceremony in Accra, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang outlined the ways Ghana plans to strengthen these ties through historical understanding, cultural exchanges, investments, and active engagement.\n\nShe noted that the UN General Assembly Resolution 82/50, adopted on March 25, brought a clearer historical record and elevated the reparatory justice issue to the highest level of international discourse. However, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang stressed that recognition of past wrongs creates a corresponding responsibility. \"Recognition creates responsibility,\" she declared. This perspective aligns with the outcomes of the Next Steps Consultative Conference on Reparatory Justice, which President John Dramani Mahama convened in Accra in June. The conference discussed practical steps following the UN's historic acknowledgment, focusing on education, preservation, restitution, legal avenues, and ongoing international cooperation.\n\nProf. Opoku-Agyemang acknowledged that the journey towards reparatory justice would be complex, with differing opinions on the appropriate form of justice and the mechanisms for addressing responsibility. Yet, she warned against letting disputes over the form of justice impede action. \"Complexity is not a good reason for inaction,\" she stressed. The UN resolution, while unable to restore lives lost or reunite families separated by the slave trade, provides a crucial foundation for the next phase of the reparatory justice movement. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang affirmed that Ghana's efforts to connect with the diaspora would extend beyond mere remembrance to active collaboration in areas that reinforce the historical and ongoing relationship between Africa and its descendants.",
  "summary": "Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang says Ghana will deepen its engagement with the African diaspora as part of efforts to advance the global campaign for reparatory justice.",
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}