Gambia: African Civil Society Demands Reparative Justice Across the Continent

Gambia: African Civil Society Demands Reparative Justice Across the Continent

In a call that echoed across the halls of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, activists, civil society leaders, and human rights defenders gathered in Banjul this week to demand reparative justice for Africa -- not only as compensation for historical atrocities, but as a transformative act of healing, dignity, and institutional reform.

African Civil Society Demands Reparative Justice Across the Continent – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Nelson Manneh In a call that echoed across the halls of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, activists, civil society leaders, and human rights defenders gathered in Banjul this week to demand reparative justice for Africa — not only as compensation for historical atrocities, but as a transformative act of healing, dignity, and institutional reform. The NGO Forum on the margins of the Commission’s 83rd Ordinary Session unfolde…

NGO forum calls for reparatory justice at African Commission in Banjul

Spearheaded by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), the Forum served as a vital platform for shared reflection, strategic collaboration, and solidarity among participants from across the continent and its diaspora. Key issues addressed included the legacies of colonialism and slavery, suppression of civil liberties, and the marginalization of vulnerable groups including migrants. Mrs. Hannah Forster, Executive Dire…

NGO Forum Recommends Reparative Justice Across Africa

By: Binta Jaiteh The Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights recommended reparative justice across Africa. The three-day event, organized by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), held under the theme “Justice Through Reparations for Africans and People in the Diaspora,” brought together human rights defenders, civil society actors, and in…