Ghana on Thursday held a landmark global conference seeking to translate growing political support for slavery reparations into practical commitments towards justice.
The United Nations in March adopted a landmark resolution that recognised that the transatlantic slave trade was “the gravest crime against humanity”.
Since the adoption of the resolution in March, the campaign for reparatory justice has gathered “unprecedented momentum”, said Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Ablakwa.
While non-binding, the resolution — pushed for by Ghanaian President John Mahama — goes beyond simple acknowledgement and asks nations involved in the slave trade to engage in restorative justice.
“We won the battle against slavery, we won the battle against colonialism, we won the battle against apartheid, and we are confident that we shall win the battle against reparatory injustice,” Ablakwa told the opening session of the conference.
The adoption of the UN resolution marked the strongest endorsement yet by the international
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