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NAASD Calls for Global Slavery Disclosure Framework
In Response to UN Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Apr. 2, 2026 at 3:04pm
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The National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASD) is calling on President Donald J. Trump to issue an Executive Order establishing a Slavery Disclosure Requirement. This would mandate that all nations, kingdoms, and corporations that participated in the Transatlantic Slave Trade (TAST) and seek to contract with the U.S. Government must investigate and publicly disclose historical links to slavery.
Why it matters
The NAASD affirms that the recent UN resolution commemorating the abolition of slavery and the TAST is a necessary first step, but that more action is needed. The group argues that an honest accounting of the TAST must include all parties who profited from or actively resisted its abolition, including African monarchies. The descendants of those who were sold into slavery now lack a seat at the table of international governance, which the NAASD sees as an ongoing injustice that must be addressed.
The details
NAASD is prepared to work directly with the President's legislative team to bring this Slavery Disclosure Requirement framework forward. The group says this disclosure framework draws from the toolkit developed by Reparations United. NAASD sees the UN resolution as a milestone, but believes the work of justice is the work of generations, and this generation of American Freedmen rises together to see it done.
- The UN General Assembly resolution commemorating the abolition of slavery and the TAST was advanced by Ghana in 2026.
The players
National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASD)
A group focused on directly repairing the issues impacting Black American communities and activating Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States to self-advocate utilizing humanitarian principles to effect redress of the enduring impacts of slavery and subsequent harms.
President Donald J. Trump
The President of the United States, whom NAASD is calling upon to issue an Executive Order establishing a Slavery Disclosure Requirement.
King Ghezo
The former King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, who was among the most active state participants in the sale of enslaved persons to European traders and fiercely opposed abolition.
King Bonny
The former King of the Niger Delta, who similarly opposed the ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Asantehene
The former ruler of the Ashanti Empire, who also opposed the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What’s next
NAASD is prepared to work directly with the President's legislative team to bring the Slavery Disclosure Requirement framework forward.
The takeaway
The NAASD believes the UN resolution is a necessary first step, but that more action is needed to ensure an honest accounting of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its ongoing impacts. The group is calling for a Slavery Disclosure Requirement to hold all parties who profited from or resisted the abolition of slavery accountable.
