Ghana brings reparations for transatlantic slave trade a step further
Summary
Ghana is taking new steps to seek reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. After the United Nations called this trade the "gravest crime against humanity," Ghana and other leaders held a conference and created a 10-point plan to act on the UN’s resolution.Key Facts
- Ghana held a conference on reparatory justice in its capital, Accra.
- The conference included leaders from Africa and the Caribbean.
- The UN described the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
- Ghana adopted a 10-point plan to implement the UN resolution on reparations.
- The plan aims to turn calls for reparations into concrete actions.
- This effort is part of a wider movement addressing the historical impact of slavery.
- The transatlantic slave trade involved millions of Africans being forcibly taken to the Americas and Europe.
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