{"id":61019,"date":"2026-05-06T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/61019\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:05:13","slug":"pan-african-coalition-in-geneva-launched-the-global-justice-taskforce-on-reparations-and-adopted-the-landmark-geneva-declaration-reparative-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/61019\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan-African Coalition in Geneva Launched the Global Justice Taskforce on Reparations and Adopted the Landmark Geneva Declaration Reparative Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Continental\u00a0and\u00a0diaspora leaders call on coordinated global action to translate UN recognition of slavery and colonialism into concrete\u00a0reparative\u00a0frameworks.<\/p>\n

GENEVA, May 6, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0The\u00a0Pan-African\u00a0Progressive\u00a0Front\u00a0(PPF),\u00a0in\u00a0strategic\u00a0alliance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Ligue\u00a0Panafricaine\u2013UMOJA (LP-U)\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Universit\u00e9\u00a0Populaire\u00a0Africaine\u00a0en\u00a0Suisse\u00a0(UPAF),\u00a0has\u00a0officially\u00a0concluded\u00a0the Geneva Forum on Reparative Justice & Colonial Accountability.\u00a0This\u00a0summit\u00a0culminated\u00a0in\u00a0the formal\u00a0establishment\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0PPF-D\u00a0Justice\u00a0Taskforce\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0unanimous\u00a0adoption\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Geneva Declaration\u00a0on\u00a0Reparative\u00a0Justice,\u00a0the\u00a012-Month Advocacy\u00a0Calendar and\u00a0the\u00a0Reparations Advocacy\u00a0Manual\u00a0& Toolkit.<\/p>\n

\"Pan-African<\/a> Pan-African Coalition in Geneva Launched the Global Justice Taskforce on Reparations and Adopted the Landmark Geneva Declaration Reparative Justice <\/p>\n

Held\u00a0at\u00a0Gandhi\u00a0Hall,\u00a0Maison\u00a0Internationale\u00a0des Associations, this high-level working meeting convened a formidable assembly of political leaders, legal experts, historians, and civil-society organizers from Africa, Europe, and North America. The forum’s primary objective was to translate the UN recognition of slavery and colonialism into a concrete, actionable framework for global reparations.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0proceedings\u00a0featured\u00a0a historical\u00a0and\u00a0legal\u00a0framing\u00a0by\u00a0Comrade Kwesi\u00a0Pratt\u00a0Jnr and a keynote address from\u00a0H.E. Samuel\u00a0Sam-Sumana, former\u00a0Vice\u00a0President of\u00a0Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Geneva\u00a0Declaration\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0transmitted\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Nations,\u00a0the\u00a0African\u00a0Union,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0European Parliament\u00a0within\u00a0weeks.\u00a0Key\u00a0milestones from\u00a0the\u00a0forum:<\/p>\n

PPF-D\u00a0Justice\u00a0Taskforce: A new coordinating body featuring specialized working groups on legal strategy, public advocacy, media engagement, and educational outreach.<\/p>\n

Reparations Advocacy Manual & Toolkit: A comprehensive resource launched for global use by policy makers, journalists, and youth movements across continents.<\/p>\n

12-Month Advocacy Calendar: A synchronized roadmap for parliamentary engagement and international media campaigns, scheduled for publication by May 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

Voices of the Movement\u00a0Amzat\u00a0Boukari-Yabara,\u00a0President of\u00a0LP-U,\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0Pan-Africanism\u00a0and reparative\u00a0justice\u00a0represent\u00a0historical truth\u00a0on\u00a0one\u00a0side\u00a0and\u00a0political\u00a0power\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other.<\/p>\n

“Let it be recorded that on the 28th of April 2026, in the city of Geneva, in the seat of international human rights, Africans and our friends from every continent gathered, not to ask, but to declare. Not to plead, but to organise. Not to mourn the past alone, but to claim the future”, declared H.E\u00a0Sam Sumana.<\/p>\n

Moving\u00a0forward,\u00a0the\u00a0Taskforce will\u00a0convene\u00a0its\u00a0first\u00a0operational\u00a0meeting\u00a0within\u00a060 days\u00a0to\u00a0transition\u00a0the movement\u00a0“from\u00a0declaration\u00a0to\u00a0delivery”.<\/p>\n

Visit pp-front.com<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Reparations\u00a0Advocacy Manual.<\/p>\n

Pan-African Progressive Front Headquarters, 11 Asafoatse Ankaa Road, Osu-Accra, Ghana.
Media Contact: panafricanprogressivefront@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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