Slavery: The Contentious Issue of Financial Reparations

By Pascale JUILLIARDHow can the wrongs of slavery be repaired? While most of the States concerned agree on symbolic or commemorative measures, they are more reluctant to open the sensitive issue of financial or material compensation, which has long been demanded.

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01 Sep 2026 — Lecture : 3 min.
Slavery: The Contentious Issue of Financial Reparations

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By Pascale JUILLIARD

How can the wrongs of slavery be repaired? While most of the States concerned agree on symbolic or commemorative measures, they are more reluctant to open the sensitive issue of financial or material compensation, which has long been demanded.

Between the 16th century and the end of the 19th century, some 15 million men, women and children from Africa were victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to the UN.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said Monday in a reco

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