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== The Abuja Proclamation, 1993 == |
== The Abuja Proclamation, 1993 == |
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Held in Nigeria’s capital from April 27–29, 1993, the First Pan-African Conference on Reparations brought together African governments, scholars, and diaspora activists under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The resulting "Abuja Proclamation" framed the transatlantic slave trade and colonization as crimes against humanity and demanded both material compensation and structural restitution. It declared the moral and legal right of African peoples to reparations and called for debt cancellation, the return of cultural property, and full international recognition of these historical injustices. The conference established the groundwork for sustained advocacy across Africa and its diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The First Pan-African Conference on Reparations {{!}} INOSAAR |url=https://www.inosaar.llc.ed.ac.uk/en/timeline/first-pan-african-conference-reparations |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.inosaar.llc.ed.ac.uk}}</ref> |
Held in Nigeria’s capital from April 27–29, 1993, the First Pan-African Conference on Reparations brought together African governments, scholars, and diaspora activists under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The resulting "Abuja Proclamation" framed the transatlantic slave trade and colonization as crimes against humanity and demanded both material compensation and structural restitution. It declared the moral and legal right of African peoples to reparations and called for debt cancellation, the return of cultural property, and full international recognition of these historical injustices. The conference established the groundwork for sustained advocacy across Africa and its diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The First Pan-African Conference on Reparations {{!}} INOSAAR |url=https://www.inosaar.llc.ed.ac.uk/en/timeline/first-pan-african-conference-reparations |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.inosaar.llc.ed.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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== Follow-up & Durban Program of Action, 2001 == |
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The 2001 World Conference against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa, marked a global milestone by acknowledging slavery and the slave trade as crimes against humanity. Building on Abuja 1993, African and diaspora delegates used the platform to advance reparations discourse. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action encouraged states to take appropriate measures to address the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Although no reparations were granted directly, it marked a turning point in the global legitimacy of reparations discourse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nations |first=United |title=World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance |url=https://www.un.org/en/conferences/racism/durban2001 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=United Nations |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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