During a press conference on Friday, January 29 in DC, a panel of United Nations human rights activists presented the idea of having the United States government pay slave reparations. Mireille Fanon Mendes-France, chair of The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, stated "Contemporary police killings and the trauma it creates are reminiscent of the racial terror lynchings in the past. Impunity for state violence has resulted in the current human rights crisis and must be addressed as a matter of urgency." The group would also like for the government to address the Atlantic slave trade in the 1800's, as it's considered a crime against humanity.
Instead of paying back every individual of African descent in cash, Mendes-France would rather Congress put the money towards "full implementation of special programs based on education, socioeconomic, and environmental rights." The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will present their findings in full at a September meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
Source: RT
