T he long history of slavery in the United States has been at the heart of public debates during the past two presidential ...

Over the course of the past 16 years, his films have included a biopic about an Irish political prisoner on hunger strike ...

British PM Keir Starmer, whose country rejects calls for financial compensation for nations affected by slavery, said summit ...

It investigates the changing nature of local slavery over time, and the evolving French attitudes towards it, through the phases of trade, conquest and colonial rule. The heart of the study focuses on ...

Many of these workers are paid less than $1 per hour or may earn time ... slavery from the constitution in Louisiana failed to pass, which some local legislators said may have been due to ...

The prime minister has insisted the UK will not pay compensation - or apologise - for its historic role in the slave trade.

Many remain poorer than their one-time colonial masters and are still scarred by the brutal trade that saw an estimated 10-15 ...

Commonwealth leaders agreed during a Heads of Government meeting in Samoa Friday that it was time to discuss reparations from the United Kingdom for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.

whose family benefited from the slave trade over centuries, has faced calls to apologise personally During the summit, London tried to avoid making explicit commitments, while trying to retain ...

Botchwey, a supporter of reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, takes over from Britain's Patricia ... The king and queen's time in Samoa followed a six-day tour of Australia ...

Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion ... in Australia and elsewhere. Remorse over slavery grows in Europe, but reparations ...