Jamaican delegates arrive in London with slavery reparations petition
- A Jamaican government delegation led by Culture Minister Olivia Grange has travelled to London to file a petition on slavery reparations with King Charles.
- The filing marks the first time a Commonwealth state has used this specific legal route “for the cause of reparatory justice”.
- The petition asks the King to refer legal questions to the Privy Council on whether enslavement broke laws and if Britain owes a legal duty of redress.
- Minister Grange noted that the British Treasury was paying off debt used to compensate slave owners until as recently as 2015.
- The delegation is also meeting with the British Museum to seek the repatriation of indigenous Taino cultural artefacts.
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