Caribbean campaigners write to King Charles demanding slavery reparations and the return of stolen historic artefacts ahead of Coronation By S_Fleary1
CAMPAIGN GROUPS from Caribbean countries have sent a joint letter to King Charles demanding a formal apology for slavery and reparations, ahead of the coronation.
“We, the undersigned, call on the British Monarch, King Charles III, on the date of his coronation being May 6, 2023, to acknowledge the horrific impacts on and legacy of genocide and colonisation of the Indigenous and enslaved peoples,” the letter reads. Within the document there is also a specific demand for the repatriating of human remains and sacred artefacts of Indigenous peoples still being held in British museums and institutions.The representatives say centuries of racism, oppression, colonialism and slavery, has now
The campaigners wrote they also want the King to “immediately commit to the repatriation of all remains of our collective peoples that reside in UK museums and institutions and that represent our family histories, genealogies, cultural history and spiritual ancestry.” Last Month, The Vatican rejected the “Doctrine of Discovery”, a historic concept which was used to justify European colonialists’ seizure of Indigenous lands in Americas and Africa.
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