Permanent UN memorial to victims of slavery unveiled

CARICOM governments unanimously approved a ten-point plan proposed by the Reparations Commission. It links formal apology and repatriation with health, education, cultural institutions,...

CARICOM Heads of Government accepted a ten-point Caribbean Reparatory Justice Programme as a basis for further action. It called for a full formal apology and measures including education, health,...

Commission chair Hilary Beckles addressed the UK House of Commons on reparations, carrying the regional case into the legislature of a former imperial power. The appearance made historical...

At the opening of the Second Regional Conference on Reparations in Antigua and Barbuda, former Jamaican prime minister P. J. Patterson urged a new generation of Caribbean leaders to continue the...

The UN decade began with a mandate to promote recognition, justice and development for people of African descent. States and civil society used the decade to document historical legacies, challenge...

A three-day National/International Reparations Summit in New York brought together organizers from the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Delegates urged Caribbean governments to invite...

The CARICOM Reparations Commission launched a relay in Barbados, carrying a symbolic baton and torch between Caribbean countries. Athletes and communities helped make the issue visible across the...

Hilary Beckles called for a summit bringing Caribbean and European governments together with corporations, universities and civil society to discuss contributions to a Caribbean development plan....

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on H.R. 40, examining the case for a commission to study and develop reparations proposals. A...

Resolution 76/226 established a Permanent Forum as a consultative mechanism for people of African descent and a platform for improving their safety, quality of life and human rights. Its creation gave...