14 Caribbean Nations Sue Former Colonizers for Slave Trade
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The lawsuit will demand reparations from the governments of Britain, France and the Netherlands
Fourteen Caribbean nations have resolved to sue their former colonizers — Britain, France and the Netherlands — for lingering harms that they attribute to the slave trade.
The AP reports that the leaders of the Caribbean Community, a regional consortium, adopted a 10-point plan that would seek an official apology, a cancellation of debts and assistance for cultural and educational institutions.
The regional consortium has hired British human rights firm Leigh Day to pursue the case. Leigh Day previously secured $21.5 million for Kenyans who were tortured under Britain’s colonial era government.
Fourteen Caribbean nations have resolved to sue their former colonizers — Britain, France and the Netherlands — for lingering harms that they attribute to the slave trade.
The AP reports that the leaders of the Caribbean Community, a regional consortium, adopted a 10-point plan that would seek an official apology, a cancellation of debts and assistance for cultural and educational institutions.
The regional consortium has hired British human rights firm Leigh Day to pursue the case. Leigh Day previously secured $21.5 million for Kenyans who were tortured under Britain’s colonial era government.
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Name em chuck.
I always found it funny these craccas chasing down ? officers(whom were just following orders) meanwhile murica is still profiteering off of slave labor with no ? given. -
*prays DR apart of this *
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"...The Past is the Past."
^^^ Things Hoes & Crakkkas say . -
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Good for them,hopefully tye govdrnments of these nations do right with the money recieved.
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Let's hope all 54? countries in Africa follow suit, along with all the ethnic groups whom suffered genocide, along with those ethnic groups that were intentionally split around state lines.
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Hope Haiti is part of this
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JonnyRoccIT wrote: »"...The Past is the Past."
^^^ Things Hoes & Crakkkas say .
I'm going to start using that line ROFL. ? forgives Ajack doesn't. -
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Dutch government just recently paid rep to indonesian victims during the last colonial war. Was back in november I believe or the year before that.
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Let's hope all 54? countries in Africa follow suit, along with all the ethnic groups whom suffered genocide, along with those ethnic groups that were intentionally split around state lines.
all 54? Im Moroccan bro, a "moros/moor" , my ancestors enslaved everyone in the mid sea, port of saleh style, british, french, americans you name it, sold them to touaregs/arabs and so on...
not all nations in africa got fuvked like that -
Wonder how peeps in aruba, curacao n bonaire feel about this, theyre still part of the kingdom of the netherlands lol
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Wonder how peeps in aruba, curacao n bonaire feel about this, theyre still part of the kingdom of the netherlands lol
Dont think mi arubianos will care but on korsou might feel aggy -
This will be awesome!!! A light to all nations to step up and get theirs.
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If they get paid I am going back home for my cut...
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MikeydaGawd wrote: »*prays DR apart of this *
Why Dominicans as a people have typically identified more with the Spaniards than the Africans, so why should the Spanish pay them anything?
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The Lonious Monk wrote: »MikeydaGawd wrote: »*prays DR apart of this *
Why Dominicans as a people have typically identified more with the Spaniards than the Africans, so why should the Spanish pay them anything?
Yeah they're coo a
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Let's hope all 54? countries in Africa follow suit, along with all the ethnic groups whom suffered genocide, along with those ethnic groups that were intentionally split around state lines.
all 54? Im Moroccan bro, a "moros/moor" , my ancestors enslaved everyone in the mid sea, port of saleh style, british, french, americans you name it, sold them to touaregs/arabs and so on...
not all nations in africa got fuvked like that
clearly i was talking about colonial injustice and not just slavery dude... i even listed a couple of others. -
*St.Croix
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Makes sense
They profited off of the mistreatment of these islands and the people then wiped there hands and went back home and left death and destruction... only to look at these people now and ask why their so poor -
Makes sense
They profited off of the mistreatment of these islands and the people then wiped there hands and went back home and left death and destruction... only to look at these people now and ask why their so poor -
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