On September 10, 2026, the Afrodescendant Theocratic Special Envoy Extraordinary & Reparations Expert, Siphiwe Baleka submitted
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEVERAGING THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION DECLARING CHATTEL SLAVERY THE GRAVEST CRIME IN HISTORY
“Thus, it is Afrodescendants who are the victims of the “gravest crime against humanity.” As such, it is Afrodescendants themselves who are to lead the reparations struggle, and the states and institutions such as the African Union and CARICOM are there as servants of the Afrodescendants to negotiate their reparations according to the express wishes, desires and dictates of the Afrodescendants themselves. . . .”
- Siphiwe Baleka, Afrodescendant Theocratic Special Envoy Extraordinary & Reparations Expert
The term "Afrodescendant" - defined as a person of African origin who lives in the Americas and in the region of the African Diaspora as a result of slavery, and who has been denied the exercise of their fundamental rights - was officially adopted and defined by the United Nations framework in December 2000 during the Regional Conference of the Americas held in Santiago, Chile and ratified globally by the UN at the landmark Third World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (La Ceiba, Honduras) in 2002. Thus, Afrodescendants are the actual victims identified by the title of UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 and therefore should be leading the Reparations movement. Many Afrodescendants are "stateless" and are seeking reprations from the very government of the territory where they live. Through what legal or technical modalities can these "stateless" Afrodescendants engage with AUCER and AULER directly?
- Siphiwe Baleka, Afrodescendant Theocratic Special Envoy Extraordinary & Reparations Expert