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The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” despite opposition by the United States...
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Eleven South African men who were allegedly lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned to their home country Wednesday, AFP reporters saw....
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Commonwealth countries want talks on slavery reparations but the United Kingdom — engaged in soul-searching over its former empire for several years now —...
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Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a “conversation” on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association’s first summit...
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In 1853, Viscount Jose Bernardino de Sa, a Brazilian nobleman who made his fortune shipping enslaved Africans to the Americas, became the largest investor...
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Lloyd’s of London, the insurance market, said Wednesday it would spend £52 million ($64 million) on racial-equality causes after a report found it played...
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King Willem-Alexander is widely expected to make a royal apology for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery on Saturday at an event marking 150 years...
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Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture black virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.
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North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the Global Slavery Index.
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Indigenous leaders from a string of former British colonies on Thursday urged King Charles to swiftly apologise for “centuries of racism” and the “legacy...