The Long Road Ahead for Colonial Reparations (Published 2022)
WEBAug 27, 2022 · What do former colonial powers owe the descendants of those they colonized? Is it enough to apologize and return cultural objects?
Introduction: On Reparations for Slavery and Colonialism
WEBJul 31, 2020 · Research on how to ethnographically conceive of reparations for slavery and colonialism is long overdue; this series is a preliminary attempt to engage multiple disciplines with the histories and politics of repair, and to identify possible directions for ethnographic studies of reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery and colonialism.
Colonized Countries Rarely Ask for Redress Over Past …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · But most former colonies have never officially asked for some form of redress—be it apology, reparations, or restitution, even for specific acts of injustice.
The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers
WEBMay 20, 2022 · The Times calculated the impact of the double debt alone — the reparations to colonists and the initial loan to pay them. But Haiti’s troubles didn’t end there.
'The Greatest Heist In History': How Haiti Was Forced To Pay ...
WEBOct 5, 2021 · It was the former slaves of Haiti, not the French slaveholders, who were forced to pay reparations. Haitians compensated their oppressors and their oppressors' descendants for the privilege of...
Colonized countries rarely ask for redress over past wrongs − the ...
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Reams of articles, particularly in Western media, are devoted to former colonizer countries and whether they have enacted redress – returned museum artifacts, paid reparations or apologized for...
How Barbados Became a Leader in the Push for Reparations - TIME
WEBJul 6, 2023 · The idea that people held captive and robbed of their labor are owed reparations has been discussed by enslaved people for centuries. It shows up in 17th century Barbados court cases filed by the...
UN human rights expert calls on States to make reparations for ...
WEBNEW YORK (29 October 2019) – Reparations for racial discrimination rooted in colonialism and slavery are essential to the fulfillment of human rights, a UN human rights expert said today, calling on States to accept they have obligations and responsibilities to make reparations to victims and their descendants.
Germany Formally Acknowledges Colonial Genocide In Namibia, Will ... - NPR
WEBMay 28, 2021 · Germany apologized to Namibia for a colonial-era slaughter of up to 80,000 people when its troops put down a tribal uprising. It offered $1.3 billion to aid in reconstruction and development.
WEBDue the pervasiveness of these legacies of colonialism, many postcolonial states and their advocates have called on former colonial powers to issue reparations in order to atone for these past injustices and to help them solve the subsequent problems that have emerged as a result of colonialism.
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