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A UN committee declared that states have a legal obligation to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and to take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racism. The new guidance, issued by CERD, marks a paradigm shift by grounding reparations in existing international law rather than historical legal standards.
The US Justice Department announced a $400 million civil settlement with TikTok and ByteDance over alleged violations of children's online privacy law. The agreement covers claims that TikTok collected personal data from underage users without parental consent and allowed them to interact with adults.
A Texas appellate court reduced Alex Jones's $50 million damages award to $1.5 million in a case over his Sandy Hook hoax claims, citing a lack of harassment evidence. The families' lawyer dismissed the ruling as irrelevant, noting Jones still owes over a billion dollars from other judgments.
Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5 million (about £2.4 million) to settle a decade-long class action lawsuit by female flight attendants who accused the company of failing to maintain a safe working environment. The settlement was approved by a British Columbia provincial court judge on Monday.
Cardinal Pedro Barreto, who faced death threats over nearly two decades of campaigning against a US mining company in the Andes, has called a $150m out-of-court settlement for more than 1,000 people exposed to lead poisoning a 'historic milestone'. The settlement ends one of the longest civil cases against a multinational over cross-border pollution, with each plaintiff set to receive at least $100,000.
On her first visit to Ghana, Archbishop Sarah Mullally expressed regret for the Church of England's role in the transatlantic slave trade and reaffirmed the controversial £100 million fund for affected communities. She visited Cape Coast Castle and met Ghana's president, while the trip highlighted ongoing debates over reparations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has demanded compensation from Ukraine for damages caused by a prior attack. During a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, he stressed the need for remedial action. Ukraine has not yet responded officially to the request.
A three-day conference in Ghana's capital, Accra, has produced a 19-point framework urging nations that profited from the transatlantic slave trade to issue formal apologies and establish reparation mechanisms. The meeting gathered heads of state, policymakers, and diaspora representatives to discuss historical responsibility and inequality. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced the creation of three international bodies focused on reparative justice, cultural restitution, and legal matters.
A summit in Accra, Ghana, has approved an 18-point strategic roadmap on reparatory justice, including fair compensation for people of African descent and measures to address debt burdens. The framework was adopted at a three-day conference titled 'Next Steps,' the first major meeting since a historic UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the most serious crime against humanity. The document calls for the return of cultural property, debt relief, and the establishment of three global councils on reparatory justice and restitution.
