A/HRC/60/77 transparency in processes and ultimate resolution of claims for reparatory justice. As the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, enslavement and colonialism were perpetuated by the expansionist needs of several European countries and their successors emboldened by anti-African racism and notions of white supremacy, the Working Group is of the view that reparatory justice for people of African descent should integrate and be informed by measures to combat racism, anti-Black sentiment and Afrophobia. 100. The Working Group considers that there should be no statute of limitations on the pursuit of reparatory justice for the crimes of enslavement, the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism. The cost of pursuing reparatory justice should be borne by the countries and their successors and the private entities that perpetrated enslavement and colonization or benefited from them. The linkages between reparatory justice and racial, environmental and digital justice are evident and, therefore, the common principles and tenets of equality and non-discrimination should underpin reparatory justice. 101. The Working Group holds that reparatory justice is not simply an inter-State transaction. The interlocutors between the victims and complainants (people of African descent) and those responsible or accountable, namely States and their successors that enslaved, colonized and segregated Africans and people of African descent, should act on behalf of people of African descent, with their full consent, support and guidance. This should be secured through effective, adequate and appropriate consultation with due regard to mechanisms that would guarantee transparency, accountability and the integrity of the approach, delivery and commitments on behalf of people of African descent at all times and ensure that decisions reflect the purpose, intent and express will of people of African descent. 102. The Working Group is emphatic that reparatory justice for Haiti should remain at the forefront of the pursuit of reparatory justice for and by people of African descent. Pathways 103. The Working Group considers that the diverse history, geography, lived experience and contexts of people of African descent require flexible, responsive and evolving approaches and strategies in the pursuit of reparatory justice. The Working Group also considers it indispensable to reach agreement on shared principles, the purpose of reparatory justice, the identification of interlocutors to act as a bridge between the victims and those responsible, approaches and strategies, and priority areas for reparations, restitution and repatriation and for return of assets, artifacts and remains. 104. The Working Group takes note of the approaches suggested for the pursuit of reparatory justice, namely, establishing legal proceedings through courts or a specially established mechanism, setting up truth and reconciliation-type bodies, considering State-to-State negotiations that ensure the meaningful, inclusive and safe participation of people of African descent, considering mediation through or supported by a United Nations body, establishing State-supported commissions or committees at the national and subnational levels, and engaging community, grass-roots and civil society-led organizations for reparatory justice. 105. In the light of the findings and conclusions above, the Working Group recommends that Member States: (a) Recognize the principle of reparations for enslavement and the trade in enslaved persons, including the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, as a norm of international law; (b) Adopt a resolution in support of the delivery of reparatory justice in a comprehensive manner, notably through restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and non-recurrence, that considers each historical and country context and is grounded in international human rights law; consider designating a United Nations 15