Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024

FILE PHOTO: A U.N. flag waves outside the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

(Reuters) - A high-level Caribbean ambassador said on Wednesday it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society.

Reuters reported earlier this month that support was building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of such a tribunal on atrocities dating to transatlantic slavery.

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