Reparations
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CARICOM Welcomes Historic UN Resolution Recognising African Enslavement as Humanity’s Gravest Crime
“In the CARICOM Reparations Commission, we are of the view that reparatory justice is part of our development conversation.”CARICOM Reparations Commission Chair, Sir Hilary Beckles The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has applauded the recent adoption of a United Nations resolution that formally recognises the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. CRC Chair, Sir…
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CARICOM Reparations Commission | Media Conference | UN Resolution designating the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity | 7 April 2026
Following the historic adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Resolution designating the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity on 25 March 2026, the CARICOM Reparations Commission will host a media conference. The Resolution declares transatlantic trafficking and chattel enslavement as humanity’s gravest crime due to scale, duration, brutality and lasting consequences. It calls for…
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CARICOM Reparations Commission Chair applauds adoption of UN Resolution recognising Slavery as the Greatest Crime against Humanity
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has described the adoption by the 80th UN General Assembly of the Resolution designating the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity, as a “historic, landmark decision.” Championed by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, who leads on reparatory justice in the African Union,…
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CARICOM Welcomes Adoption of UN Resolution on Slavery and Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans
The Caribbean Community welcomes the adoption of the historic United Nations resolution: “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity”, by the UN General Assembly on 25 March 2026. All CARICOM Member States voted in favour of the Ghana-led Resolution. The Resolution declares transatlantic trafficking and chattel enslavement as…
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Message | CARICOM Reparations Commission | International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | 25 March 2026
On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the CARICOM Reparations Commission pays tribute to the 15 million African men, women, and children who endured the horrors of chattel enslavement for over three hundred years in the Americas. We remember the untold suffering caused by the trauma of the Middle Passage, the…
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CARICOM Secretary-General highlights unified approach to reparatory justice at First CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett emphasised the importance of a unified approach to reparatory justice when she participated in the First CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Colombia on 19 March. Speaking in a panel discussion on the theme, “Forum on Historical Reparations: Perspectives from Africa, Latin America and the…
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Secretary-General Barnett Joins CELAC–Africa Forum to Champion Reparatory Justice for the Caribbean
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett will participate in a panel discussion on 19 March 2026, themed “Forum on Historical Reparations: Perspectives from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean”. The panel discussion is part of the First CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum, taking place from 18–21 March 2026. Dr Barnett will also participate in the…
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Key Outcomes and Agreements | Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government | 24-27 February 2026
The Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, from 24 to 27 February 2026. The Meeting was presided over by the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, in his capacity as Chairman of the Conference. Here are some highlights…
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CARICOM Leaders Strengthen Reparations Agenda
At the closing media conference of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, Chair of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew, reaffirmed the Region’s commitment to reparatory justice.Prime Minister Drew announced that Heads of Government have tasked the Prime Ministerial Subcommittee on Reparations with reviewing the…
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Fiftieth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting convenes in St Kitts and Nevis in February
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 27 January 2026) – The Fiftieth (50th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will begin on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Beyond Words: Action Today for a Thriving, Sustainable CARICOM”. The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime…
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