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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

St Helena urged to return remains of 325 formerly enslaved people to Africa

A British overseas territory is being urged to return the remains of 325 formerly enslaved people to their ancestral kingdoms in Africa, or potentially face legal action.

The remains were excavated in 2008 when an access road to a new airport was being built on the remote South Atlantic Ocean island of St Helena. They were held in storage for 14 years before being reburied.

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