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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

UK conference on reparations to open as debate dominates Commonwealth talks

Statue of a slave breaking free from their chains
The emancipation statue in Bridgetown, Barbados. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Politicians and campaigners are due to host the second national conference on reparations this weekend, as the issue continues to dominate the Commonwealth summit.

The All-party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR), a group of cross-party MPs, plans to build on the growing momentum to provide reparations and justice to countries blighted by transatlantic slavery.

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