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President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants

Por: ABC News World August 25, 2023

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders, saying those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations.The leader of the South American country also proposed that those involved in the slave trade be posthumously charged for crimes against humanity.Ali spoke ahead of Friday’s planned formal apology in... + full article



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