BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 30. The Baku Initiative
Group (BIG) has issued a press release relating to the decision adopted
by the UN Normal Meeting on March 25, 2026, declaring the
transatlantic slave commerce the “gravest crime towards humanity,”
Development studies.
Development presents the
assertion:
“The Baku Initiative Group totally helps the decision adopted
by the UN Normal Meeting, which declares the transatlantic slave
commerce the ‘gravest crime towards humanity.’
Contemplating assist for the wrestle of peoples who suffered
underneath colonialism for freedom as one in every of its principal missions, the Baku
Initiative Group regards this decision as an essential step
towards eliminating centuries-long colonial discrimination and
historic injustice towards folks of African descent.
The transatlantic slave commerce, as essentially the most brutal manifestation
of the colonial system, forcibly enslaved thousands and thousands of individuals and
disadvantaged total nations of financial, cultural, and social
improvement. The implications of this heavy legacy proceed to this
day.
The Baku Initiative Group views the difficulty of reparations not
solely as monetary compensation however as an integral a part of a broader
idea of justice. The group has repeatedly raised points
reminiscent of official apologies, the return of cultural heritage looted
throughout the colonial interval, the institution of instructional and
belief funds, and the creation of worldwide mechanisms to make sure
that such crimes are by no means repeated.
The group has constantly highlighted the injustices
confronted by folks of African descent on worldwide platforms. In
this regard, it actively participated within the thirty fifth session of the
Working Group of Consultants on Individuals of African Descent and the 4th
session of the Everlasting Discussion board on Individuals of African Descent, held
at UN Headquarters in December 2024 and April 2025, respectively.
At these classes, the Baku Initiative Group as soon as once more raised the
problems with eliminating neocolonialism and defending the rights of
folks of African descent in territories subjected to
colonialism.
Moreover, quite a few studies have been printed on folks of
African descent nonetheless dwelling underneath colonial rule, and a report on
these actions was submitted to the UN Excessive Commissioner for
Human Rights. The reference to the Baku Initiative Group within the UN
Secretary-Normal’s report confirms that the group is
acknowledged as a trusted worldwide accomplice and serves as an
essential platform for conveying the voices of peoples subjected to
colonialism to the worldwide neighborhood.
The Baku Initiative Group calls on UN member states to take
sensible steps to implement the provisions of this decision, to
deepen dialogue on reparations, and to undertake concrete
commitments towards reaching historic justice.”
