Jamaica Slavery Reparation Demand
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- Ed HoltDaily Mail
- Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondentThe Guardian
- Ted HennesseyEvening Standard
- Ella KiplingBBC
- Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning Post
- Neil SearsDaily Mail
- Rebecca EnglishDaily Mail
- Al Jazeera StaffAl Jazeera
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
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The petition will ask King Charles, as Jamaica's head of state, to refer three questions about transatlantic chattel slavery to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is the Caribbean island's highest court of appeal
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Jamaica has also indicated it will have a meeting with the British Museum to discuss 'the repatriation of cultural artefacts taken from Jamaica'.
More than 12million Africans were taken across the Atlantic to the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries, many to British sugar plantations in Jamaica.
The British monarch has authority under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833 to refer legal matters to the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for an advisory opinion.
A palace spokesperson said Charles “has on many occasions expressed his personal and wholehearted commitment to promoting greater understanding around the issue of slavery and finding ways to address historic wrongs for the benefit of communities today.”
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- 5 Sep
The British monarch has authority under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833 to refer legal matters to the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for an advisory opinion.
- 6 Sep
A landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaica over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said.
- 7 Sep
The ministry added that it will meet with the British Museum to discuss “the repatriation of cultural artefacts taken from Jamaica”.
Coverage 8 articles
- 7 Sep Jamaican minister 'encouraged' by Buckingham Palace's engagement with slavery reparations petition
The Straits Times 
7 Sep Jamaica to file slavery reparations petition during UK visit
Al Jazeera
6 Sep Jamaica is stepping up campaign for £7.6billion in reparations for slavery - by lobbying the King on London visit
Daily Mail
6 Sep Jamaica to petition UK king over slavery reparations in landmark legal test
South China Morning Post
6 Sep Jamaica to bring slavery reparations petition to King Charles
BBC
6 Sep Jamaican politician: Why not seek reparations if UK paid slave debt until 2015?
Evening Standard
6 Sep Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles
The Guardian
5 Sep Jamaica to formally seek slavery reparations from Britain: Ministers will file petition King Charles during London visit
Daily Mail
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