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Descendants of William Gladstone urge British government to discuss reparations in the CaribbeanThe descendants of the former British prime minister William Gladstone have apologised for their family’s past as enslavers in Guyana and urged the UK to di…
Irfaan Ali also demands posthumous charges for crimes against humanity for traders and enslaversThe president of Guyana has called on descendants of European slave traders to offer to pay reparations to right historical wrongs.Irfaan Ali also demanded …
Exclusive: Patrick Robinson says reparation for transatlantic slavery ‘is required by history and is required by law’A leading judge at the international court of justice has said the UK will no longer be able to ignore the growing calls for reparation…
The Demerara Rebellion failed, but it was a step towards ending slavery in the British empire• William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slaveryThe Demerara Rebellion of August 1823 was a pivotal event in the abolition of…
The great Victorian statesman’s glittering career was financed by huge profits made in the 1820s and 30s on Guyanese estates• William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slaveryWilliam Gladstone’s father, John, was an absen…
Charlie Gladstone on why the only way he can live with his family’s dark past is to turn it into something positive• William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slaveryFor Charlie Gladstone, the question is not what sort of…
Descendants of PM, whose father’s wealth came from sugar plantations, travel to Guyana for 200th anniversary of rebellion by enslaved AfricansThe family of one of Britain’s most famous prime ministers will travel to the Caribbean this week to apologise…
Legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justiceCaribbean countries are considering approaching the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) for a legal opinion on demanding compensation from 10 Europe…
The Dutch king apologized for the sufferings of hundreds of thousands of people under slavery and asked for forgiveness on the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands. His apology comes from the bottom of his heart and soul, K…
On day to remember 160th anniversary of abolition of slavery in Netherlands, Willem-Alexander says racism is still a problemThe Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, has apologised for the Netherlands’ historical involvement in slavery and the effects that it …