From: NewsFeed
Why is Britain refusing to pay slavery reparations?
Britain compensated slave owners, not the enslaved. Can an apology without reparations be enough?
Slavery
Advertisement
Content Feed
EXPLAINER
Why Jamaica is seeking $10bn in reparations from the UK
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans toiled in Jamaica under more than 300 years of British rule.
Jamaica to file slavery reparations petition during UK visit
Petition to King Charles questions the legality of slavery under English law and UK’s responsibility for reparations.
From: NewsFeed
What is Notting Hill Carnival’s Jab Jab parade?
The Jab Jab parade sees hundreds don devil horns and cover their skin in motor oil for London’s Notting Hill Carnival.
Published On 30 Aug 2026
Why Accra slavery reparatory justice meeting matters
From apology to action: the renewed push for slavery reparations amid questions over delivery.
![Performers present a reenactment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade at the Christiansborg Castle, a former slave post, during a high-level consultative conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans, in Accra, Ghana [Francis Kokoroko/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-19T194555Z_291660089_RC2ZWLA37JWD_RTRMADP_3_GHANA-SLAVERY-1782305783.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: NewsFeed
Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations
Ghana has been hosting a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the ‘gravest crime against humanity.’
Published On 20 Jun 2026
The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation
Milei is deepening a state tradition that has equated whiteness with civilisation since its inception.
From: Inside Story
What’s next after scrapping the ‘Black Code’ in France?
French MPs vote to repeal law that governed slavery in colonies.
Published On 29 May 2026
From: NewsFeed
France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution
France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 25 Apr 2026
From: Featured Documentaries
Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.
Published On 15 Apr 2026
Why UN slavery resolution won’t be enough
Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 31 Mar 2026
Loading
