“Recent years have seen growing calls for former colonial powers to provide reparations for wrongs committed during colonial times. Not all calls have been successful, however, there have been several attempts by former colonial powers to make amends. In June 2020, Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his ‘deepest regrets’ to the Democratic Republic of Congo for his country’s colonial abuses. Most recently, in May 2021, the German Government apologised for its role in the genocide of the indigenous Herero and Nama people of Namibia and announced the payment of financial aid worth £940m …”
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David Robert and Walker Syachalinga, ‘Righting historical wrongs at court: lessons from litigation against the British Government’ [2022] Journal of Personal Injury Law (2) 78-88.
First posted 2022-07-02 13:00:41
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