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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent

Caribbean slavery reparations body decries claims it aims to ‘break UK Treasury’

Prof Sir Hilary Beckles
Sir Hilary Beckles: ‘All dimensions of our civilisation have been subject to severe extraction of wealth.’ Photograph: Handout

The Caribbean’s slavery reparations body has decried misleading press reports that suggest their aim is to “break the British Treasury” by demanding trillions of pounds, as they call for a mutually beneficial restorative justice programme.

Prof Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC), which was set up to progress the Caribbean’s pursuit of justice for centuries of enslavement and colonisation by European nations, made the comments during the body’s first official visit to the UK.

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