King Charles urged to confront the $37 trillion call for colonial reparations

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With King Charles making his first trip to meet with Commonwealth leaders in Samoa this week, the question of reparations is being asked of the monarchy once again. The King largely met with supportive people in Australia — with the exception of independent senator Lidia Thorpe who after heckling King Charles, yelling: and accusing the monarchy of having “committed genocide against our people”. In recent decades various groups in former British colonies have called for the British government to give compensation to First Nations’ people whose way of living was brutally upended by colonisation. The specifics have varied with some groups calling for an apology and others demanding payments as compensation for their suffering. A report, co-authored by UN judge Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay £18.8 trillion ($36.6 trillion) for its involvement in slavery in 14 countries. It was published by the University of the West Indies and the sum has not been subject to legal agreement or judgement. But he acknowledged that was an underestimation and the true amount owed ought to be much higher. Peaceful protesters gathered outside a Sydney church service attended by King Charles on Sunday. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins The Brattle report,...

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