The Secretary-Normal of the Caribbean Group (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, has highlighted the significance of reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave commerce as a high precedence for the 15-member regional group.
Talking on the ACCRA Reparations Convention, Barnett famous the crucial want for collaboration with Africa to advance the reparations justice agenda.
Partaking leaders and specialists in dialogue
The convention, themed “Constructing a United Entrance to Advance the Reason for Justice and the Cost of Reparations to Africans,” introduced collectively African heads of state, students, authorized specialists, and civil society representatives.
CARICOM leaders are advocating for a joint effort with the African Union, searching for to suggest a United Nations decision for reparatory justice.
Strategic steps in direction of world recognition
Barnett revealed plans to hunt an advisory opinion from the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ) via the United Nations Normal Meeting.
This transfer, meant to contain the African Union, goals to position reparations on the agenda of key intergovernmental conferences and set up mechanisms for CARICOM-Africa cooperation, together with a joint committee of authorized specialists.
Deepening collaborative efforts
Highlighting the UN Everlasting Discussion board on Individuals of African Descent, Barnett acknowledged the participation of distinguished CARICOM representatives and anticipated deeper collaboration.
She famous the growing cooperation between CARICOM and Africa, citing varied boards, summits, and examine excursions specializing in reparations and racial therapeutic.
Advocacy for cultural restitution and reparations
The convention additionally featured Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who advocated for reparations and the restitution of stolen African cultural properties.
He spoke concerning the devastating results of the slave commerce on Africa and the diaspora, calling for recognition and reparations for the immense losses suffered.
A unified voice for justice
In conclusion, Barnett urged the convention contributors to unite their voices, advocating for reparations for the crimes in opposition to humanity, together with native genocide, the trans-Atlantic commerce in enslaved Africans, and chattel enslavement.
This collective effort goals to acknowledge and deal with the long-standing impacts of those historic injustices.
