Ghana: Accra Conference Adopts Framework for Reparatory Justice

African And Caribbean Nations Unveil Reparations Framework As Slave Trade Reenactment Held In Ghana

African and Caribbean nations have outlined a plan for reparatory justice as they demand apologies from countries that participated in the transatlantic slave trade. Representatives from the nations gathered in Accra, Ghana, on Friday at the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans to approve a 19-point framework for reparations, The Guardian reported. …

Ghana: Accra Conference Adopts Framework for Reparatory Justice

The maiden next steps conference on reparatory justice has ended in Accra on Friday with the adoption of a comprehensive framework to advance the global reparations agenda.

Reparations are about justice, not revenge

By Garfield L. Angus Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has once again demonstrated why she is among the most influential voices emerging from the Global South. Her announcement of a new Caribbean manifesto on reparatory justice, unveiled at a historic conference in Ghana, represents more than a political declaration. It is a moral appeal to the conscience of humanity and a reminder that history’s deepest wounds cannot simply be ignored because…

Gramps Morgan backs global reparations push after Ghana summit

Jamaican musician Gramps Morgan has expressed optimism about the future of reparatory justice after participating in the Next Steps conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, Ghana. The conference brought together heads of state, prime ministers and senior government officials from more than 80 countries across Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas to discuss reparations and outline practical steps for addressing the lasting effects of slavery …