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Canada agrees to ‘historic reparations’ for 200,000 indigenous children

Billions of dollars will be paid in compensation to the victims of ‘discriminatory’ First Nations child welfare system The Canadian government has reached a “milestone” $31-billion settlement to compensate indigenous children and families harmed by the “discriminatory underfunding” of the child welfare system on First Nations reservations. Two in-principle agreements – relating to compensation for […]

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Canada pledges ‘historic reparations’ to indigenous children

The government of Canada has set aside $31 billion to compensate indigenous children who were subjected to discrimination and to cover the costs of a long-term reform of its First Nations welfare system. “Historic injustices require historic reparations,” Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu said in a statement. Between 1874 and 1996 at least 150,000 […]

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Poland determined to get over €800bn in WWII reparations

Warsaw is setting up a special research institute tasked with studying the damage inflicted on Poland by Nazi Germany, and pushing for reparations from Berlin, the Polish premier revealed. The Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, made the announcement in an interview with Germany’s DPA news agency, parts of which were published on Friday. Morawiecki said […]

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56 arrested after S. African ministers ‘held hostage’ by military veterans demanding reparations for fight against white rule

At least 56 people have been detained and will likely face kidnapping charges after ANC anti-apartheid veterans held three ministers hostage in hotel in Pretoria, South Africa, demanding compensation for fighting white rule. South Africa’s National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJoints) agency has confirmed that it was forced to act on Thursday night to […]