"In the light of what transpired last time at Chogm, and the progress which has been made since then, and the activist agenda for the reparations movement, both in the Caribbean and Africa it would be absolutely inconceivable that you wouldn't have this being front and centre of the summit."
"Gonsalves was instrumental in setting up the Caribbean Community's (Caricom) reparations commission to support Caribbean governments' call for recognition of the lasting legacy of colonialism and enslavement, and for reparative justice from former colonisers."
"The leaders of the 56-country Commonwealth grouping, which includes 33 Caribbean and African nations, cannot ignore the strong momentum towards a reparations resolution."
"Between the 15th and the 19th century, more than 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into slavery."
Reparatory justice from Britain for the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans is expected to be a central priority for the next Commonwealth leaders meeting. Ralph Gonsalves, former prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, called for reparations to be placed on the agenda, citing momentum from an expanding reparations movement across the Caribbean and Africa. He previously helped establish the Caribbean Community reparations commission to support recognition of colonialism and enslavement’s lasting legacy and to seek reparative justice from former colonisers. He said Commonwealth leaders cannot ignore the push for a reparations resolution. He referenced the kidnapping and forced transport of over 12.5 million Africans between the 15th and 19th centuries and noted recent UK abstention on a UN resolution describing chattel slavery as a crime against humanity.
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