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A new handbook and year-long action plan gives activists worldwide the tools to demand reparations for colonial exploitation. The resources launched in Geneva provide legal frameworks and media strategies to turn historical justice into reality.
Brazil has begun purchasing land to repay Indigenous communities whose homes were flooded by a massive dam project 50 years ago. The government just bought the first 107 hectares of 3,000 promised to the Ava-Guarani people.
Survivors of human rights abuses in Gambia can now access free medical care through a newly reopened commission. The Medical Board will assess health needs and connect victims with treatment after decades of suffering.
The UN's top human rights official called reparatory justice essential for dismantling racism rooted in slavery and colonialism. Countries and institutions are taking steps forward, including issuing apologies and returning cultural artifacts.
The United Nations voted to formally recognize the transatlantic slave trade as humanity's worst crime, with 123 countries supporting a resolution calling for apologies and reparations. The historic vote marks a turning point in global acknowledgment of slavery's lasting impact.
Ghana is turning a historic UN victory into action, strengthening efforts to secure justice for people of African descent worldwide. The country's new reparations framework could become a model for coordinated international advocacy.
Namibia's president says genocide negotiations with Germany now include ongoing support instead of a one-time payment, bringing hope for healing to affected communities. A final agreement could be reached before year's end.
Two specialized control rooms in Huntsville, Alabama are working around the clock to safely guide four astronauts back from their historic lunar mission this Friday. The twin rooms represent NASA's most advanced mission support technology, monitoring everything from deep space experiments to future Moon landing preparations.
Nigeria's under-20 women's football team has kicked off intense preparations in Abuja for their shot at the 2026 World Cup. The Falconets face Malawi in a crucial two-leg qualifier that could send them to Poland this September.
The United Nations passed a historic resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as humanity's greatest crime, with 123 nations voting in favor. Ghana led the effort to establish a day of remembrance and push for formal apologies and reparations from nations that profited from slavery.
Andy Robertson says playing for Scotland has been his bright spot during a challenging club season. Now he's leading his team into World Cup preparations with renewed energy and gratitude.
Nigeria joined 122 other UN members in a historic vote recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as humanity's gravest crime and calling for reparatory justice. The resolution marks a major step toward addressing centuries of injustice affecting people of African descent worldwide.
A groundbreaking UN resolution recognizing transatlantic slavery as a grave crime against humanity has passed with overwhelming support from 123 nations. Ghana's proposal calling for reparations marks a historic step toward global acknowledgment and healing.
The United Nations General Assembly voted Wednesday on a historic resolution to formally recognize the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity." African nations hope this acknowledgment opens doors to healing, justice, and meaningful conversations about slavery's lasting impact.
In a historic vote, 123 countries backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and calling for reparations. The Wednesday decision marks a major step toward addressing centuries of injustice affecting millions of people.
After four years of devastating conflict, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and US President Trump are working toward direct negotiations with Russia that could finally bring the war closer to an end. The leaders discussed preparations for upcoming talks that will include Russian officials for the first time.
Ghana's President will present a groundbreaking resolution to the United Nations in March, seeking global recognition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade as humanity's gravest crime. The move crowns years of African-led efforts to secure reparations and justice for historical wrongs.
Senegal is making history as preparations surge forward for Africa's first-ever Youth Olympic Games this October. With venues nearly complete and 6,000 volunteers mobilizing, the continent is rallying behind young athletes who will compete in Dakar.
More than 50 years after Apollo 17, NASA is weeks away from launching the first crewed flight around the moon since 1972. Engineers at NASA Langley in Virginia are making final preparations to ensure the Artemis II crew returns home safely.
After six years of research, Maryland's Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released a groundbreaking report documenting 38 Black lives lost to racial terror and proposing a path forward. The 630-page report calls for reparations, education reforms, and official acknowledgment of the state's role in enabling lynchings between 1854 and 1933.
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