Jamaicans call for Gladstone slavery reparations
The family told the BBC: "At the moment we are solely focused on Guyana."
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The family told the BBC: "At the moment we are solely focused on Guyana."
Irfaan Ali also demands posthumous charges for crimes against humanity for traders and enslavers
Britain’s industrial revolution was built on slavery: both black labour and intellectual property.
A United Nations (UN) judge says the United Kingdom is likely to owe more than £18tn in reparations for its historic role in transatlantic slavery. A report co-authored by the judge, Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay $24tn for its slavery involvement in 14 countries. But Robinson said the sum was an “underestimation” of the damage caused by the slave trade. He said he was amazed some countries responsible …
Patrick Robinson claimed that countries behind the centuries of atrocities were 'obliged to pay' and accused politicians like Rishi Sunak of burying their heads in the sand.