UN presents legal case for broad slavery reparations

UN presents legal case for broad slavery reparations  Dawn

[RFI] Countries are "legally obliged" to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from both direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic African slave trade, a United Nations committee has said. This comes amid a fresh interpretation of a global accord, published on Monday.

The accord obliges countries to work to redress the harms caused by slavery and the continuing consequences.

The document, which was approved last week but only published on Monday, is expected to provide a powerful new tool supporting reparations claims.

the UN General Assembly in March adopted a landmark resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".