reparations
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In his statement, he said the post had followed Mr Lammy's visit to the Caribbean when he was foreign secretary and was about the "vexed issue" of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery.
From BBC
Last June, several victims' groups broke off ties with the Spanish Church, alleging that it had excluded them from seeking reparations.
From BBC
It comes at a time of growing pressure on Western powers to offer reparations for slavery and colonialism, and to return looted artefacts still kept in their museums.
From BBC
This so-called reparations loan met fierce resistance from Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, who feared Brussels could be left on the hook for billions of euros if anything went wrong.
After weeks of negotiations, EU leaders met Thursday morning to decide on what is called the reparations loan.
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