Descendants of slave owners and those of enslaved people in former British colonies in the Caribbean sat around the same table at the United Nations headquarters in New York last week to discuss the contentious issue of reparations.
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of a joint commission with Haiti to examine their intertwined history
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The Haitian National Committee on Restitutions and Reparations (CNHRR) asserts that the restitution of the Independence ransom is a national priority for Haiti, is a moral imperative, and is a requirement of restorative justice.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago.
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The Haitian National Committee on Restitutions and Reparations (CNHRR) asserts that the restitution of the Independence ransom is a national priority for Haiti, is a moral imperative, and is a requirement of restorative justice.
April 15 (Reuters) – The push for slavery reparations is at a defining moment, a Caribbean Community official said on the second day of a United Nations forum, adding it was time to step up actions to hold former colonial powers to account for past wrongs.
“Enough talk, time for concrete results,” said Hilary Brown on Tuesday, representative of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, at the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in New York.
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The fourth session of PFPAD has seen reparationists from around the world gather in New York City for dialogues on the path to achieve true, transformational justice.
The CARICOM Reparations Commission stands in solidarity with the global community in observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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A new poll commissioned by The Repair Campaign shows a gulf in public knowledge about Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery and colonialism. The majority of those polled were unable to correctly answer questions on this topic.
“A Week of Repair” social media campaign will launch on March 21 and run through March 25, 2025, in recognition of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st March) and the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25th March).
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“Prime Minister Mitchell is to be applauded for calling on the EU to address the issue of reparations. Ursula von der Leyen, in her response, rightly acknowledged that slavery is a crime against humanity. Now, she needs to move beyond that acknowledgement to ensuring the institutions of the EU actively progress reparations.”
This exciting new initiative engages secondary school students from across the Caribbean and the United Kingdom in critical discussions about reparatory justice.
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