The African Enslaved People's Rights

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The western establishment should take collective responsibility for meeting the justice needs of african heritage communities and indigenous peoples. The crimes of genecide and ecoside collectively constitute the maangamisi, a kiswahili term meaning the african helacost or african holocost. In two thousand and one, at the world conference against race sm that was held in south africa, it reaffirmed fundamental human rights of people of afAfrican descent.

Should there be a broad programme of reparations – not just financial compensation, but acknowledgement of the crimes committed and the lasting damage caused by slavery? Or would this just worsen social tensions by reopening old wounds? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. Arguing for the motion were Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University; and Esther Stanford-Xosei, reparations activist and lawyer. Arguing against the motion were Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in London; and Tony Sewell, educational consultant and CEO of the charity Generating Genius. The debate was chaired by social historian and presenter Emma Dabiri.

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