ALBA supports CARICOM's reparations
PRESS RELEASE
ALBA supports
CARICOM's
reparations
Colonialism
Reparation welcomes the support given by the Bolivarian
Alliance for the peoples of our America – Peoples' Trade
Treaty (ALBA-TCP) to the request for reparations for the
genocide of the native peoples and the slavery of the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and calls on other
international organizations to follow this example.
The thirteenth summit of Heads of State and
Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of
our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty, was held in La
Habana, the capital of Cuba, on December 14, 2014 with the
attendance of fifteen delegations. The summit ended with the
approval of the final declaration, the admission of Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis as new
members and the commemoration of the tenth anniversary
of ALBA-TCP.
At paragraph 24 of the final declaration members agreed [ ... ] to emphasize the importance that ALBA-TCP gives to the reparation of the damages caused by the genocide against the native peoples and slavery in the Caribbean and to foster the start of a dialog on reparations with the European countries closely involved in the genocide against the native peoples is in the possession of slaves, to deal with the consequences of these crimes against humanity. [ ... ]
ALBA-TCP took its first steps on
December 14 2004 with the signing of the agreement between
Venezuela and Cuba. In the following years Bolivia,
Nicaragua, Dominica, Honduras (then retired following the
coup d'état), Ecuador, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines,
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Saint Kitts
and Nevis joined the agreement. ALBA develops some
mechanisms of political, social and economic cooperation
among member states in view of the second and final
independence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Colonialism Reparation welcomes the support given
by the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of our America
– Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) to the request for
reparations for the genocide of the native peoples and the
slavery of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and calls on
other international organizations such as the Union of South
American Nations (Unasur), the African Union (AU), the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European
Union (EU), etc. to follow this example.
Colonialism Reparation http://www.colonialismreparation.org
Colonialism Reparation is part
of the movement for the condemnation, the reconciliation,
the apologies and the compensation for colonialism. It was
conceived in 2008 by a volunteer of the Italian association
"Battito solidale" which, thanks to his frequent journeys to
Guinea and Senegal, had the opportunity to realize which
disastrous impact the colonialism still had in the daily
life of billions of people and how in many nations the
current situation is merely its camouflaged continuation.
Colonialism Reparation promotes, supports and spreads
non-violent activities aimed to create awareness of the
current world situation and thereby to encourage the
achievement of its objective
- that the colonizing
nations condemn their colonial past recognizing it as a
crime against humanity and that the colonized nations exert
pressure to make it happen
- that the colonizing nations
reconcile with their past, permanently distancing themselves
from it by officially apologizing the colonized
nations
- that the colonizing nations compensate the
colonized nations for the atrocities and abuses committed
thus allowing an improvement in their socio-economic
conditions.
The contribution of every person who
recognizes the importance of this activity to the creation
of a climate of friendship and cooperation between peoples
is necessary and appreciated. This contribution will create
an extremely positive precedent in international relations
as well, promoting the supremacy of the "force of law" on
the "law of
force".