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Confront Legacies to Dismantle Systemic Racism, Bring Healing

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, stressed the need and urgency forcomprehensive reparatory justice for historical and ongoing harm linked to colonialism and enslavementon October 1 at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The report is timely as attacks on even minimal diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts mount in the United States and elsewhere.

In an oral statement delivered at the UNHRC session, Human Rights Watch expressed support for his call for a transformative, context-specific, and rights-based approach to reparatory justice, led by the most affected communities.

Whether addressing the US’ legacy of enslavement or European legacies of enslavement and colonialism, Türk stressed that affected communities should drive the design and outcome of reparatory processes. He also said that private institutions, such as museums, corporations, universities, and religious groupsshould take responsibility for their historical benefits, ties, and roles in perpetuating the abuses of colonialism and enslavement.

why are houthis not a part of the committee

i just lost 3 fucking countries (yemen, saudi arabia, UAE)

why are all of these fucks supporting the US what is my baby palestine supposed to do