reparations

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But so far, no country has ever paid reparations to the descendants of enslaved Africans or affected African, Caribbean and Latin American nations.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It also called for war reparations and Iran's "sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz be respected.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In a September 2025 statement, its High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, went further, saying that such justice must include "reparations in various forms".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Iran has reportedly replied to a 15-point US plan and is awaiting a response, having made its own demands including war reparations and recognition of its sovereignty over Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This approach must go beyond the rhetoric of “community policing” to a method of engagement between and among people in the community that promotes trust, healing, restorative justice, and reparations.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander