# UN supports call for slavery reparations

https://mins.news/en/item/41328

- CGTN, 2026-09-01 10:31 UTC
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- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-01/UN-supports-call-for-slavery-reparations-1Q5ow36k1Uc/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The UN Committee against Racial Discrimination is urging states to pursue comprehensive reparations for the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized slavery. It calls for compensation, restitution, rehabilitation and structural reforms, while asking governments and private actors that benefited from slavery to acknowledge their roles and contribute to redress.

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