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World’s biggest insurance market played ‘significant role’ in transatlantic trade, research findsAnalysis: Lloyd’s of London slavery review fails to settle heated question of reparationsLloyd’s of London has been accused of “reparations washing” over i…
Cross-party MPs host inaugural conference to agree on common statement to put to parliamentPoliticians, campaigners and community groups are uniting for the first time to make “a very distinct and clear call for reparative justice” at an inaugural repa…
Juan de Pareja’s story sheds light on the role of slavery in creating the great works of Spain’s golden age The portrait, showing a man of African descent gazing frankly towards the artist, set the art world abuzz when it was revealed by Diego Velázque…
Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programmeThe world’s first master’s degree in reparatory justice has been launched by Glasgow University, in partnership with the …
Banco do Brasil, one of country’s biggest banks, under scrutiny as institutions called to account for role in trafficking of AfricansBrazilian prosecutors have launched a civil investigation into one of the country’s largest banks’ historical links to …
Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah CugoanoA permanent artwork to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the baptism of Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, one of Britain’s most important abolitioni…
UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the pastA UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery has been hailed as a significant step forward by campaigners.The report by the U…
Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitationCaribbean nations are preparing formal letters demanding that the British royal family apologise and make reparations for slavery.National reparations commissio…
Portrait unveiled at country house once owned by plantation owner who enslaved actor’s relatives in 18th centuryThe actor David Harewood has described his new portrait at Harewood House as a powerful example of his ancestor’s resilience and the endurin…
Antoinette Sandbach ‘struggling with difficult history’ after initially threatening to sue University of Cambridge over academic’s researchA former Conservative MP has apologised “for the acts of my ancestors” after an academic named her as a descendan…