A/HRC/60/77 a level of success in reparatory justice actions, and to share lessons learned and good practices. He concluded that Jamaica would remain a trusted partner of the World Conference and its achievements and work. V. Conclusions and recommendations 93. The Working Group thanks Member States, representatives of international organizations and civil society for their active participation. 94. Considering the above, the Working Group has made the conclusions set out below. Principles 95. The history and future of Africans and people of African descent are inextricably linked; therefore, the pursuit of reparatory justice for and by Africans and people of African descent must be consistent, complementary and mutually reinforcing. The Working Group is of the view that the pursuit of reparatory justice for enslavement, the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism should be pursued from a pan-African perspective, transcending distinctions among Africans, Africans in the diaspora and people of African descent. 96. The Working Group considers that enslavement, the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, colonialism and other serious human rights violations were inflicted on Africans and people of African descent as a group. Therefore, it is of the view that reparatory justice must accrue to the collective; must be comprehensive, as the legacies of enslavement, the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and colonialism continue to affect all aspects of the lives of people of African descent; and must be pursued and provided with the effective and meaningful participation of Africans and people of African descent, integrating gender-sensitive approaches. 97. The Working Group is of the view that the following core common principles should be considered in the pursuit of reparatory justice: (a) Africans and people of African descent should be considered as the main victims who may put forward any claims for reparations; (b) States that were involved in or benefited from enslavement, the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism – and their successors – should be considered as the main responsible actors; (c) reparatory justice should seek to eradicate the legacies and ongoing manifestations of these crimes and injustices; (d) international recognition of enslavement and colonialism as crimes against humanity should be pursued; (e) reparatory justice should be comprehensive in its forms, namely compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition, be acceptable to Africans and people of African descent and comprise as a central tenet restitution, including the return and protection of ancestral lands given the spiritual, sociocultural and economic ties that Africans and people of African descent have to these lands and the resources they contain; (f) reparatory justice should include monitoring and evaluation, as well as clear lines of accountability and responsibility; (g) reparatory justice should also include a system of incentives and sanctions. Provisos 98. The Working Group considers the continuing relevance of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which should be protected and defended by Member States, the United Nations and people of African descent and other relevant stakeholders. 99. The Working Group is of the view that, since the slave trade, especially transatlantic slave trade, was acknowledged in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as a crime against humanity, adequate international and national legal frameworks should be defined, identified or established to ensure due process, 14