reparatory

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A document signed by 56 heads of government, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, acknowledged calls for "discussions on reparatory justice" for the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

British officials succeeded in blocking plans for an entirely separate declaration on reparatory justice, but at the moment are having to accept that some text on the subject will appear in the final communique.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

Diplomats said the expectation now was that reparatory justice would be a central focus of the agenda for the next Commonwealth summit in two years’ time in the Caribbean, possibly Antigua and Barbuda.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

The UK did not want any language in the communique about reparatory justice, but at the moment it is having to accept it will include three full paragraphs setting out the Commonwealth’s detailed position.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

My appetite never failed; indeed, as I got worse, it sharpened—a sort of reparatory instinct.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis