The National Commission for Reparations (NCR) is a non-profit, membership organization established for the purpose of helping Afro-descendants (so-called African-Americans) obtain justice from the United States Government through international laws that protect human rights.The NCR was established by Mr. Silis Muhammad in the early 1990s. The original Commissioners were Afro-descendant attorneys whose task was to research human rights law, and write a petition to the United Nations regarding violation of the human rights of Afro-descendants by the United States of America. Their task was completed in 1994 when Mr. Muhammad delivered to the United Nations the Reparations Petition for United Nations Assistance on Behalf of Afro-descendants. In 1996 new commissioners were appointed to the NCR. Their objectives are to promote public awareness of Mr. Muhammad's continuing effort to obtain United Nations assistance, and to raise funds to finance this effort.Since 1998 Mr. Muhammad has made regular visits to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to speak before human rights experts and representatives of Member States on behalf of Afro-descendants (so-called African-Americans). Mr. Muhammad's numerous written and oral statements have pointed out the fact that Afro-descendants are not recognized collectively as either a Minority or as Peoples due to the destruction of their identity during slavery. With no recognition, Afro-descendants enjoy no human rights. To support his prayer for human rights, Mr. Muhammad requests that the UN assist in the establishment of a forum of Afro-descendant leaders in order that the gravity of the situation might be discussed by the victims, and the amount and means of reparation might be determined. Assisting Mr. Muhammad in his visits to Geneva, is Attorney Harriett AbuBakr, one of the founding members of the National Commission for Reparations.
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