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North America · United StatesGalveston Island was the site of the final end of US slavery but Republicans are testing what remains of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to draw a controversial redistricting mapThe square in front of the county courthouse on Galveston Island, a barrier island on the Gulf coast of Texas, is dominated by a 40ft statue titled Dignified Resignation that depicts a Confederate soldier coming home at the end of the civil war. He stands tall and defiant, an…See the Story
Historic Texas island is frontline for preserving rights of Black voters
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Slavery · ParisA national memorial for the victims of slavery will be installed in the Trocadéro gardens, according to information from BFMTV. This announcement was made by the overseas ministry and the city at the end of a meeting held on Wednesday, September 20. “The symbolic significance is strong since it is a site where the Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed and signed in 1948 and where the Museum of Man is located,” the ministry and the City of P…See the Story
A national memorial for the victims of slavery will be erected at Trocadéro
SlaverySurvivors of modern slavery would be able to sue their traffickers in court under new proposals agreed on by the Liberal Democrats. The party has backed the introduction of a special civil remedy for victims of the trade who are seeking redress. Senior MP Tim Farron said the Illegal Migration Act would be “ripped up on day one” of a Lib Dem government and hit out at Labour for being “too scared” to properly back those in need of sanctuary as he …See the Story
Illegal Migration Act would be ‘ripped up on day one’, say Lib Dems
Nana Akufo-Addo · GhanaGhanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has told the United Nations General Assembly that it is time for African nations to be paid reparations for the historical injustices caused by the transatlantic slave trade. He said for centuries the developed world has been unwilling the confront its role in the inhuman enslavement of Africans. Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Akufo-Addo emphasized that now is the time to bring …See the Story
Ghana’s president says U.S. and European wealth built on slavery, calls for reparations
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Slavery · ParisThe monument, which was originally supposed to be installed in the Tuileries, will pay tribute to the four million slaves of the former French colonies and, more generally, to the victims of human trafficking and slavery.See the Story
Paris: the future memorial to the victims of slavery will be erected in the Trocadero gardens
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Law · PittsburghThe UN Human Rights Office released a report Wednesday focusing on reparations for people of African descent in response to the continuing effects of slavery and colonialism. 25 to 30 million people were taken from Africa and enslaved. Despite the fact that slavery and slave trading are now prohibited under international human rights law, the report points out that Africans are still suffering from racial discrimination.See the Story
UN: States should make monetary and other reparations to descendants of enslaved and colonized peoples
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Emmanuel Macron · ParisThe monument should highlight “nearly 200,000 names of slaves freed in 1848 in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Reunion, and Martinique”, said the ministry in charge of overseas territories and the City.See the Story
A national memorial to the victims of slavery will be erected at the Trocadero Gardens
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International · Central African RepublicPresident Faustin-Archange Touad�ra spoke to the annual debate of the UN General Assembly. The Central African Republic had already registered more than 51,000 Sudanese and Chadian refugees. He called for consideration of the impact of this crisis on regional geopolitics and international solidarity in favor of refugees.See the Story
Central African Republic leader slams West for looting Africa’s wealth, sparking today’s migrant crisis
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