King Charles urged ‘as human brother’ to support reparations talks at Caribbean summit
Caricom commission chair Hilary Beckles wants king to ensure Commonwealth becomes a ‘moral institution committed to human justice’
TL;DR
- Professor Hilary Beckles, chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission, appealed to King Charles III to support slavery reparations talks at the Commonwealth leaders meeting.
- Beckles urged the King to acknowledge his family's enrichment from slavery and to help make the Commonwealth a 'moral institution committed to human justice'.
- Growing calls for King Charles to apologize for slavery are preceding his visits to Guyana and the Bahamas.
- Concerns exist about a lack of unanimous agreement among Commonwealth nations on advancing discussions about historical harms from the transatlantic slave trade.
- Campaigners plan to launch a 'Global Reparations Caravan' and expect demonstrations during the summit.