A UN committee has called on countries to adopt comprehensive reparations for people of African descent, arguing that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade continues to fuel systemic racism and racial inequality. It says governments have legal obligations to address those lasting effects.

A UN committee has called on countries to adopt comprehensive reparations for people of African descent, arguing that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade continues to fuel…

GENEVA, Aug 31 — Countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from both direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic African slave...