UN General Assembly
2025

Calling for reparations is an act of working for the good of humankind and for our own well-being, doing justice for the crimes of the past is to repair history. Repairing history is a step to lifting obstacles so that justice can flow and that more equity can come into our world. Asking for reparations is an act of dismantling systems based on exploitation that continue to influence and shape the lives of several peoples. Asking for reparations is to save the world from forgetting its own history and keeping the memory of millions of peoples alive. What we're doing in asking for reparations is seeking to correct the damage done to us in the past. We're seeking to free the world from discrimination and racism. We're seeking to step out of this relentless trap of exclusion and the denial of justice. We expect reparations from the world. There are those as a result of the Atlantic slave trade and colonization. Reparations, however, must also involve the proper reform of global trade systems and global economic and financial reforms.