UN Secretary-General António Guterres said reparations would be paid to compensate for the transatlantic slave trade as a way to address “its legacies” in today’s society, including “systemic racism and white supremacy.” I declared that there was.
In a statement commemorating the United Nations’ International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Slavery, the Portuguese socialist veteran said that his former colonial powers “laid the foundations for a system of violent discrimination based on white supremacy that still resonates today. ” he said.
“Descendants of enslaved Africans and people of African descent continue to fight for equal rights and freedoms around the world. Today and every day, we reject the legacy of this horrific crime against humanity. I am.
“[…] We call for a reparative justice framework that helps overcome generations of exclusion and discrimination. ”
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A United Nations report in September suggested that countries should consider financial reparations to compensate for slavery.
“This is a movement that ultimately marks humanity’s collective triumph of good over evil,” Hilary Beccles, chair of the Reparations Commission of the Caribbean Community Political and Economic Union (CARICOM), told the United Nations General Assembly.
The CARICOM Reparations Commission was set up to seek reparations from former colonial powers such as Britain, France and Portugal, including debt cancellation and support to tackle the public health crisis.
There are also calls for economic compensation in the United States.
California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve a report that includes a formal apology and instructions detailing the state’s financial reparations for slavery. https://t.co/NQl7M6Gyw1
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Christian leaders in Boston, Massachusetts, called on the “white church” to pay millions of dollars in reparations to black people to correct the history of slavery.
Pastor Kevin Peterson said, “With hearts filled with faith and Christian love, we ask that our white churches join us and not be silent on this issue of racism and slavery. I sincerely urge everyone to work towards compensation.” event at Resurrection Lutheran Church, as Breitbart News reported.
“The time has come for Britain and other former and current colonial powers to accept their responsibility,” said Veren Shepherd, director of the University of the West Indies’ Reparations Research Center.
