Caribbean Countries to Demand Reparations from UK Over Slave Trade

© Photo X / @GeniusSerieKing Charles and Sir Keir Starmer will face demands for £200 billion in slavery reparations at the Commonwealth summit on October 21.
King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer will face demands for £200 billion in slavery reparations at the Commonwealth summit on October 21.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.10.2024
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British ships transported an estimated 3.2 million enslaved Africans across the globe between 1640 and the early 19th century.
15 Caribbean countries to demand reparations from King Charles III and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over slave trade, according to the British media.
The Caribbean Community meeting in Samoa on October 21 will be reportedly the forum for discussing the issue.
The estimated amount of the claim is $270 billion.
Chagossian families celebrate at the Groupe Refugies Chagos headquarters on February 25, 2019, the news that the United Nations' top court had told Britain to give up control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.10.2024
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US experts believe that up to 30 Caribbean countries may be eligible for such compensation, and not just from the UK, the media reported.
A 2023 report by International Criminal Court judges concluded that London should pay $24 trillion in reparations, of which $9.6 trillion should be allocated to Jamaica.
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