UN: states legally obliged to consider reparations for transatlantic slave trade

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) declared on Monday that states are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. The guidance derives the obligation from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards in place when the slave trade occurred. Countries must implement "comprehensive measures" to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination.

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