Restitution.

 

Some forms of restitution have been claimed for historical wrongs and harms suffered as a result of enslavement, colonialism and their enduring consequences, including the restitution of cultural heritage, the restitution of land and natural resources and the facilitation of repatriation and resettlement of the descendants of enslaved Africans.

 In Belgium, the Government adopted a road map for the restitution of cultural artefacts in 2021 and, during a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June 2022, the King of Belgium handed over one artefact as a symbolic gesture.

 In France, the National Assembly adopted a law on the restitution of cultural property to Benin and Senegal in 2020.60 The restitution of land has been considered in some cases. 

In Honduras, the Inter-institutional Commission for the Compliance of International Judgments coordinates reparation actions for violations of the collective right to land property of the Garifuna communities of Triunfo de la Cruz and Punta Piedra. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reported that the Government was examining the restitution of lands to the Afro-Aragua people of Turiamo, among other reparatory measures.