Slavery

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De Nederlandsche Bank announces a series of measures aimed at reducing ‘negative effects of 19th-century slavery’.

One of the two accused persons in the case is a former Nigerian deputy senate president.

California task force recommends reparations for descendants of enslaved people, some of whom are living on the streets.

The recommendations include prison reforms, facilitated access to mortgages and free tuition to state universities.

Report by oldest US university lays out history of slavery on campus and its role in perpetuating racial oppression.

Jamaican leaders demand apology and slavery reparations as Prince William and Kate visit as part of Caribbean tour.

Cambridge University’s Jesus College wants to remove a plaque commemorating a slave-trade investor, Tobias Rustat.

Barbados gained independence from Britain in 1966, but it has taken 55 years to cast off Queen Elizabeth.

While slavery was abolished during colonial rule, local communities still place their descendants at society’s margins.

US officials determined there was credible evidence the ship, operated by a Chinese national, is using forced labour.

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