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DATE: August 31, 2026 at 12:46PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORG

TITLE: "Slavery Is Not a Thing of the Past": UN Supports Call for Reparations

URL: http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=191247&url=https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/08/1168232

Source: United Nations News

Slavery is not just a thing of the past—its effects continue to be felt in systemic inequality and racism. This message was reiterated on Monday by the United Nations Committee against Racial Discrimination as the world marked the International Day of People of African Descent. The Committee called on countries to implement comprehensive restorative justice, combining compensation, restitution, rehabilitation, and structural reforms.

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