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☆ Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims - UN
  + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The report stressed, however, that the difficulty in making a legal claim to compensation "cannot be the basis for nullifying the existence of underlying legal obligations". The notion of paying reparations or making other amends for slavery has a long history but the movement has recently gained momentum worldwide amid growing demands from African and Caribbean countries. The EU said in July that Europe's slave-trading past inflicted "untold suffering" on millions of people and hinted at the need for reparations for what it described as a "crime against humanity". The report concluded that states should consider a "plurality of measures" to address the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, including pursuing justice and reparations, and contributing to reconciliation. Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Duke, Duchess, Gilbert Bellamy, Antonio Guterres, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Richard Chang Organizations: Protesters, British High Commission, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, UN, EU, Thomson Locations: United Kingdom, Jamaica, Cambridge, Caribbean, Kingston , Jamaica, Africa
☆ Jamaica renews regional states of emergency due to gang violence
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Kate Chappell | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
REUTERS/Gilbert BellamyKINGSTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness renewed states of emergency in eight parishes on Wednesday to control an ongoing threat of crime linked to gang activity in the Caribbean nation. Holness on Nov. 15 had announced regional states of emergency, which allow authorities to search buildings and arrest citizens without a warrant. Police Commissioner Antony Anderson told the same press conference that Jamaica recorded an average of nearly five murders per day in September. The previous states of emergency, as well as new firearms legislation, have caused violent crime to decline, he said. There were 1,463 murders in Jamaica in 2021, with gang activity accounting for 71% of these, according to official data.
☆ Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kate Chappell Brian Ellsworth | Kate Chappell | Brian Ellsworth | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Gilbert BellamyKINGSTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital Kingston and in some central and western parishes in an attempt to control rising crime linked to gang violence. States of emergency give authorities increased powers, including the ability to search buildings and carry out arrests without warrants. "What we are seeing with gang activities in these areas is cause for grave concern," he added. Holness predicted an increase in murders over the next several weeks with the onset of the holiday season, when violent crime typically spikes. Gang violence was the reason for 71% of those murders, he said.
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