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Jamaica petitions King Charles III for reparations over Britain's role in slavery
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Jamaica petitions King Charles III for reparations over Britain's role in slavery

Jamaica has formally petitioned King Charles III to refer questions about Britain's responsibility for the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the Privy Council. The move seeks legal answers on whether the forced transport and enslavement of Africans were illegal and if the UK owes reparations.

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