Slavery

UK's Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations

Ahead of a meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week, King Charles said it was "only right that we should acknowledge the great suffering and injustices of the past."

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends a meeting of the National Economic Council, focusing on driving growth in all regions of the United Kingdom on October 30, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Opening Ceremony of the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations in Barbados, 17 September 2026.

Caribbean nations considering legal strategies to bring UK to reparation negotiation table - report

The recent push came during the CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations, which took place from Thursday to Saturday, the Guardian reported. 

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People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade

Guidance published on Monday by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination stated that the obligations arise from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination.

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Mamadou Neyen from Senegal, agricultural worker, picks peppers on a day of high temperatures on July 16, 2026 in Lebrija, near Seville, Spain.

Israel bans import of goods made with forced labor to align with international trade standards

The executive directive instructs the Economy and Industry Ministry to establish regulations banning such goods in accordance with standards set by international law.

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We were once slaves

We were slaves but now we are free. When we sit down at our Seder tonight, we should think long and hard about what that means.

APRIL 18, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A Passover Seder

Former Labour MP, anti-Israel activist Walker gets support from David Icke

The conspiracy writer, famous for claiming humanity is controlled by space lizards, posed a video in which Walker defends her views that Holocaust Memorial Day should be expanded to include blacks.

APRIL 15, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
UK Labour member Jackie Walker

The Jewish slaveholders

Beyond the antisemitic canards, Jews alternately participated, coopted and resisted slavery.

APRIL 11, 2019ByNAIM PERESS
Judah P. Benjamin, the most prominent Jewish slaveholder in American history