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BOSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAIRE:--- With great appreciation, Mrs. Davika Bissessar Shaw aND Mr. James Finies on behalf of BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire Human Rights Organization, has accepted this honor by the extraordiSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAry invitation by the Chairman of CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles

Mr. Finies confirmed the acceptance for BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire Human Rights Organization as an Associate Member at the historical meeting of CRC held on 25th April 2023 on behalf of his Bonerian ancestors. Our ancestors were forced into slavery, entire enslaved families, men, women, aND children, aND also convicted enslaved ancestors from other Antillean sister islaNDs were sentenced to labor on the saltpans as punishment aND were worked to death there on BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire. With a very short life SPAn, with their sweat, blood, aND tears they cultivated, harvested, aND shipped thousaNDs aND thousaNDs of tons of this white gold -salt- to HollaND aka The NetherlaNDs to grow their main economic fishing pillar, building their economy aND enriching themselves to one of the world richest SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtions. All by our ancestors free labor aND short-lived lives in these horror salt plantations. For the sake of reparatory justice, we further received aND dedicated this honor in the SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAme of our Bonerian hero, Martis di KataliSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NA Janga

Special Recognition
In his letter of Invitation on behalf of his CARICOM Reparations Commission, Chairman Professor Sir Beckles recognizes the significant contribution of BHRO in advocating for human rights

Brief description of CARICOM Reparations Commission:
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) was established following a decision of the thirty-fourth Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government, held in July 2013 in Trinidad aND Tobago. The CRC has been tasked with providing advice, coordiSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAting the overall strategy, aND implementing SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl aND regioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl activities to pursue Reparations. This is being implemented through research, public education, preparing the legal case aND costing the damages, diplomacy, partnerships with civil society, youth engagement, aND advocacy.

This is the first time in history that BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire has a regioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl aND interSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl representation for human rights at the status as of CARICOM. BHRO will be looking forward to commencing working with these great miNDs of this CRC Commission to bring prosperity to our great region aND peoples we call the Caribbean, as we all share common histories, trials, traumas, aND triumphs. Despite our Dutch colonizer's actions to isolate us, we are now reunited as regioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl neighbors, as we all came on the same boats aND as we have, through the years, encountered many of the same hurdles, beat down the same walls, aND conquered the same challenges. INDeed, we owe it to ourselves aND each other to recognize that we are aND always have been in this together.

James Finies Davika Bissessar Shaw