Slavery reparations articles
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Portugal's debate over colonial and slavery reparations resurfaces
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reignited a row by suggesting making amends for past "crimes".
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Portugal rejects suggestion to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president
Statement from government contradicts stance taken by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said Portugal should not put issue ‘in a drawer’Portugal’s government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels and...
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Haitian Groups to Seek Reparations from France
A group of civil society organizations called for the French government to schedule a reparations agreement with Haiti during the third session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva this week. According to Reuters, the participants are suggesting that any money paid should be given to the new Transitional Presidential