Reparations News

Survivors and descendants of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre in South Africa are suing the government to overturn an apartheid-era law that prevents them from see

Jamaica has petitioned the British monarch regarding the legality of the transatlantic slave trade, raising questions about the UK's legal obligation to redress

Jamaica is seeking $10 billion in reparations from the UK due to over 300 years of British rule during which hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans toiled i

Jamaica is advocating for Britain to provide reparations for its historical role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, bringing its case to King Charles III.

Jamaica is intensifying its campaign for £7.6 billion in slavery reparations by lobbying King Charles during his visit to London, with a government delegation p

Jamaican politician Olivia Grange questioned why Jamaica should not seek reparations, citing that the UK continued to pay slave debt until 2015.

The United Nations suggests Britain should erect statues of people of African descent in public spaces as a form of reparation for the slave trade, with legal e

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has called on Germany to address the issue of World War II reparations during a ceremony marking 87 years since the Nazi invasio

A U.N. committee has stated that countries must consider reparations for the slave trade, which involved the forced displacement of at least 12.5 million Africa

A UN panel has stated that countries are legally obligated to consider reparations for the slave trade.

Ghana is leading the demand for slavery reparations from Western nations, asserting itself as Africa's primary voice on the issue.

An unearthed 2019 radio interview reveals then-candidate Jon Ossoff's support for reparations legislation, stating "There is a debt unpaid." These resurfaced co

Donald Trump has stated he will demand conflict compensation from Iran, directly responding to Iran's precondition of U.S. payment of war reparations for any re

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, expressed regret for the Church of England's involvement in transatlantic slavery during a visit to Ghana and reaf

Mothers in Brazil, united by grief over their sons killed by police, are advocating for a national policy to support victims of state violence and seeking publi

Caribbean leaders are calling for the return of the British Virgin Islands and demanding reparations from the UK.

Many descendants of enslaved Africans argue that symbolic apologies for slavery, such as Ghana's, are insufficient to address generations of loss and injustice.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has strongly rejected a former UK minister's suggestion that ex-colonies should repay Britain for its past investments, call