Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations

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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a manifesto endorsed by Caribbean leaders advocating for reparations for the atrocities of centuries of enslavement. The manifesto highlights the severe harm caused, particularly to women, following the UN resolution labeling the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.

Document backed by other Caribbean leaders emphasises harm done to women by ‘gravest crime against humanity’ Barbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders asserting the “moral, ethical and legal case” for reparations over damage caused by hundreds of years of enslavement. Mottley was speaking at a “historic” conference in Ghana to advance the push for reparatory justice after the United Nations adopted a landmark resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Continue reading...