reparations

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The country's application asks the ICJ, based in the Netherlands, to order Rwanda to cease its alleged crimes and award reparations to the Congolese authorities and its victims.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The war ended in 1945, but questions surrounding reparations, expellees, prisoners of war and borders would complicate relations between Moscow and the two Germanies for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

It follows a landmark UN resolution earlier in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity", urging UN member states to contribute to a reparations fund.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Since the resolution's adoption in March, the campaign for reparations has gathered "unprecedented momentum", said Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Ablakwa.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The treaty forced Germany to take all the blame for starting the war and to pay high reparations that made Germany poor.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti