Calls for redress over colonial injustices

Legal experts from African nations and diaspora communities have called on European governments to address colonialism’s long-standing impacts. The delegation, attending the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, is made up of legal scholars, activists and policy advocates. It presented a 10-point list of demands addressing human rights, reparations, migration, economic justice, trade, and anti-racism measures. Central to the demands is a call for formal recognition of colonial-era injustices, which the experts argued constitute international human rights law violations. The Jurist reports that the panel highlighted that the legacies of colonialism, including economic exploitation, systemic racism, and cultural erasure, continue to affect African nations and communities worldwide. The delegates argued that addressing these issues requires legal redress and concrete policy changes by European states following their commitments under international treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

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