# Does the UK have a legal obligation to redress the harms of slavery?

https://mins.news/en/item/50267

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 19:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/9/8/does-the-uk-have-a-legal-obligation-to-redress-the-harms-of-slavery?traffic_source=rss

> Jamaica has petitioned the British monarch over whether the transatlantic slave trade was lawful, as it seeks reparations from the UK for its role in the trade and centuries of slavery. UN initiatives and an African-Caribbean reparatory justice plan are adding momentum, but the legal basis for compensation remains contested.

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