Slavery: UN committee calls for comprehensive reparations

A United Nations committee is calling for comprehensive reparations for victims of the transatlantic slave trade. This position forms part of a broader call for reparative justice in response to slavery and the discrimination resulting from it.

France is among the countries concerned by this recommendation, according to the available information.

Call made public in Geneva

The call was presented in a statement published in Geneva on Monday, 31 August 2026. The information provided specifies neither the nature of the proposed reparations nor how they might be implemented.

Reparative justice at the heart of the message

The UN committee links the issue of reparations to that of discrimination. The available sources therefore highlight a call for a comprehensive response to the consequences of the transatlantic slave trade, without detailing the measures expected of the countries concerned.