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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

UN report urges countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery

António Guterres speaking at a podium
António Guterres said no country had addressed the legacy of the mass enslavement of people of African descent. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery has been hailed as a significant step forward by campaigners.

The report by the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said no country had comprehensively accounted for the past and addressed the legacy of the mass enslavement of people of African descent for more than 400 years.

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