Request for a thematic hearing on reparations for Afro-descendants in the US during the 173rd Period of Sessions

July 11, 2019 Paulo Abrão Executive Secretary Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 1889 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Re: Request for a thematic hearing on reparations as a remedy for human rights violations against Afro-descendants in the United States during the 173rd Period of Sessions Dear Executive Secretary Abrão: The Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law, along with twenty-nine co-sponsoring organizations], submit this request for a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) for…

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