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January 20, 2023 Letter

Groups Urge the Congressional Black Caucus to Advance H.R. 40

Reparatory Justice is a Must

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August 23, 2022 Letter

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August 8, 2022 News Release

US: Dismantle Structures of Racism Now

UN Review of US Record on Racial Justice Should Prompt White House Action

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June 16, 2022 News Release

US: Groups Ask Biden to Create Commission to Study Reparations

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May 4, 2022 Letter

Why We Can't Wait Coalition Urges Biden to Create Federal Reparations Commission by Juneteenth

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April 15, 2022 Commentary

HRW Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Updated April 15, 2022

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February 4, 2022 Letter

At Start of Black History Month, Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40

Bill Would Create Commission to Study Legacy of Enslavement, Develop Reparations Proposals

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January 13, 2022 News Release

US: Slow Progress on Human Rights

High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers

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August 13, 2021 Letter

Victims, Leaders, Call on Department of Justice to Intervene in the Tulsa Mass Graves Investigation

Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, testifies at a hearing before the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
May 21, 2021 Report

US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre

Commission Alienates Survivors; State, City Should Urgently Ensure Reparations

Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, testifies at a hearing before the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
May 19, 2021 Witness

Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre

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April 15, 2021 Statement

Historic Progress on US Slavery Reparations Bill

House Should Promptly Vote on Bill Approved by Judiciary Committee

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
April 9, 2021 News Release

US: Congress Advances Slavery Reparations Bill

Measure Is Historic Step Toward Repair

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March 9, 2021 Background Briefing

Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Resolution 43/1

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February 17, 2021 Commentary

H.R. 40: Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in America

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