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Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination
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Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination
A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination.
Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place.
A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination.
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Source: The Guardian · Reuters in Geneva. Published 31 Aug 2026, 11:54 am.
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