Genocide: NNN demands justice, not revenge
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Africa is not seeking revenge for centuries of slavery and colonial oppression but justice for wounds that have never healed. Addressing a High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark UN Resolution A/RES/80/250 in Accra yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the adoption of the resolution recognising the trafficking and enslavement of... The post Genocide: NNN demands justice, not revenge appeared first on New Era .
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Africa is not seeking revenge for centuries of slavery and colonial oppression but justice for wounds that have never healed.
Addressing a High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark UN Resolution A/RES/80/250 in Accra yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the adoption of the resolution recognising the trafficking and enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity marked the beginning of the struggle for truth, healing and restorative justice.
“Africa is not seeking to reopen old wounds. Africa is seeking to heal wounds that were never healed,” Nandi-Ndaitwah told delegates.
She continued: “The struggle for restorative justice is not driven by bitterness. It is driven by the belief that genuine reconciliation can only be achieved when truth is acknowledged, dignity is restored and history is confronted with honesty.”
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