Does the UK have a legal obligation to redress the harms of slavery?
- Inside StoryJamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.
- Jamaica’s campaign for reparations from the United Kingdom is part of a broader push for countries to pay for their roles in the transatlantic slave trade and hundreds of years of slavery.
- In March, a United Nations resolution said the claims represent a step towards a remedy for the descendants of enslaved people.
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- Inside StoryJamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.
- Jamaica’s campaign for reparations from the United Kingdom is part of a broader push for countries to pay for their roles in the transatlantic slave trade and hundreds of years of slavery.
- In March, a United Nations resolution said the claims represent a step towards a remedy for the descendants of enslaved people.
Sources: Al Jazeera