# Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

https://mins.news/en/item/38617

- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 11:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/countries-legally-obliged-consider-slavery-reparations-un-committee

> The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says countries are legally required under the 1965 convention to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and address its continuing effects. It calls for comprehensive measures, including opening archives, revising public memorials and creating independent truth commissions.

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