U.N. panel says nations legally bound to weigh slavery reparations

The United Nations’ foremost anti-discrimination body has stated that nations adhering to a 1965 treaty are legally required to contemplate reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. This ruling intensifies a dispute that has already reached the federal courts in Illinois. The decision emphasizes the legal obligations stemming from an international anti-discrimination treaty.

• The UN’s top anti-discrimination body has made a ruling.
• Nations are legally obligated to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.
• This obligation stems from a binding 1965 anti-discrimination treaty.
• The issue has escalated and reached a federal courtroom in Illinois.