“Reparation cannot be handled by humanitarian aid”, he stressed, urging former colonial powers to take measures to support victims. Accountability and unfettered access to archives are necessary conditions for addressing the lasting effects on victims and their descendants. These trends must be reversed, he said, calling for public apologies and compensations. Opening the day, Fabian Salvioli, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, said the discrimination, displacement and denial of landownership rights that persist today stem from violations committed by States with former colonies. The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its interactive dialogues on human rights today with experts calling for stronger international and national laws to uproot the entrenched vestiges of colonialism and gender-based discrimination, tackle extrajudicial and arbitrary executions, and end bias in the housing market. ‘Reparation Cannot Be Handled by Humanitarian Aid’ Special Rapporteur for Justice Says, Urges Former Colonizers to Support Victims
