Can countries be held responsible for crimes they committed hundreds of years ago? Thats a question on the minds of some legal experts following an agreement last week between the heads of 15 Caribbean nations to hold former colonial powers, including the United Kingdom and France, accountable for the lasting damage of slavery. Martyn Day, a lawyer at Londons Leigh Day who is representing Caricom, the group of Caribbean states, says the countries initial aim is to negotiate for reparations. The former colonies are demanding an apology for the slave trade as well as a repatriation program that would allow those of the over 10 million Africans who were stolen from their homes and forcefully transported to the Caribbean as the enslaved chattel and property of Europeans to return to Africa if they choose -- particularly those belonging to the Rastafari movement.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:44:29 +0000
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