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The UK government will not apologize over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade at next week’s Commonwealth heads of government (Chogm) summit in Samoa, Downing Street has said. Downing Street said on Monday that the government would not be paying reparations for slavery. News that neither...

King Charles and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have faced renewed calls for the United Kingdom to pay slavery reparations, which could far exceed £200 billion ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chgom) in Samoa beginning on October 21. A group of 15 Caribbean...

Japan’s Upper and Lower Houses have passed a long sought-after bill to provide compensation to people with disabilities who were forcibly sterilized under the former Eugenic Protection Law. The bill was compiled by a cross-party group of Diet members in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July...

Zimbabwe’s government is to start distributing $20 million as initial compensation to local Black and foreign white farmers whose land was taken from them during the land invasions more than two decades ago. According to the country’s finance minister, the move is part of a broader effort by the...

Over 100 years after a white mob attacked a then-thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever federal probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The attack on the Greenwood neighborhood, often referred to as "Black Wall Street," left up to...

In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the State of Chile in the case of Vega González et al. vs. Chile. The ruling refers to 14 criminal proceedings concerning executions, forced disappearances, and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Chilean...

California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges. The governor was joined by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus for a signing...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), represented by Samuel Mbemba, Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, is seeking to condemn Rwanda for alleged aggression in the region, including looting, rapes, and massacres. Kinshasa hopes to secure reparations from Kigali. A preliminary hearing was...

New York City’s City Council has passed legislation to study the city's role in slavery and explore reparations for descendants of enslaved people. If signed into law by Mayor Eric Adams, the legislation will create a Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process, led by the NYC Commission on Racial...

The three candidates for the next Commonwealth Secretary General—representing The Gambia, Ghana, and Lesotho—have called for reparations to address the historical harms of slavery and colonialism. At a debate hosted by Chatham House in London, the candidates expressed their support for financial...