Double-feature REPAIR lecture on climate reparations — REPAIR In this double REPAIR lecture, Prof. Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh gave a presentation titled ‘Beyond Loss and Damage: Climate Reparations in International Law‘ which was followed by Prof. Elisa Morgera’...

🎉 Out now! A brand new REPAIR lecture recording on #ClimateReparations and #LossAndDamage featuring Prof. @mwewerinke.bsky.social from @acil-uva.bsky.social and Prof. Elsia Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on climate change.

🔗 Watch it now: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/cli...

UK proposal to charge tourists to visit museums sparks backlash amid restitution demands Britain is considering introducing entry fees for tourists visiting some of England's most renowned ‌museums, a proposal that has drawn criticism from restitution groups and countries while disputed a...

"Why should we have to pay to see our heritage?" asks the vice chair of the Caribbean Community's #reparations commission as the UK faces criticism for considering charging foreign visitors to enter museums amid #restitution demands.

www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom? Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

"Africans were enslaved, Europeans grew rich [..] Therefore, Europe owes Africa. This narrative carries moral force, but it risks flattening the complex history of European engagement with the continent." - Interesting piece on the role of class in #slavery, relating to today's #reparations debates.

Reparations ‘key to dismantling systemic racism’: UN rights chief The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans as “key to dismantling systemic racism.”

On #reparations, reparatory #justice and racism: news.un.org/en/story/202...

Register & join us tomorrow @11am CET for an exciting event on #ClimateReparations ⬇️

🗣️#1: Prof. Wewerinke-Singh
Beyond Loss and Damage: Climate Reparations in International Law

🗣️ #2: Prof. Morgera
Reparations for Climate Harm: International Human Rights Law and Transformative Change Perspectives

Interesting exhibition on #reparation this past weekend at the Grand Palais as part of Art Paris 2026: "The theme looks at repair not just as restoration, but as a process tied to memory, loss and continuity."

"Iran’s proposal reflects neither maximalism nor capitulation. It is the framework of a government that has accurately assessed its leverage and chosen to convert that leverage into durable security arrangements and economic relief." - Interesting opinion piece on ceasefire & #reparations to Iran.

🎬Are you based in Amsterdam and interested in #reparations and #justice for nuclear harm? Attend a free screening of First We Bombed New Mexico followed by an exciting panel discussion featuring the director!

Claim a free ticket now & join us next Monday evening in LAB111 ⬇️

Reform UK threatens to deny visas to citizens of countries demanding reparations Nigel Farage's Reform UK said on Tuesday it was proposing to deny visas to people from countries seeking amends for transatlantic slavery, a ​move swiftly condemned by the Caribbean reparations commis...

Nigel Farage's anti-immigration populist party, Reform UK, which has been topping opinion polls, proposes to deny visa requests of people from countries seeking #reparations for transatlantic slavery.

www.reuters.com/world/uk/ref...

What are reparations for slavery and colonialism – and will the UK pay? As global row intensifies, Reform UK has said it would not issue visas for people from any country seeking reparations

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Lectures — REPAIR

Interested in #reparations for #climate change, #colonialism and #nuclear harm, or questions around #justice, Indigeneity and belonging? Then join some of our upcoming spring events in person or online! 🌼⬇️

🔗 Check out what's coming & sign up here: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures

Syria: learning from Iraq’s reparations experience More than a year after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, a central question remains: what will convince Syrians that the new state is not just the same old machinery in a different form?

"In post-conflict situations, legitimacy is built when survivors can approach public institutions and are treated with dignity. Reparations sit at the heart of this test." - Interesting piece detailing what Syria could learn from Iraqi #reparations programs.

www.justiceinfo.net/en/157239-sy...

Portugal's Catholic Church to pay $1.85 million to 57 victims of sexual abuse Portugal's Catholic Church said on Thursday it would pay a combined ​1.6 million euros ($1.85 million) in compensation ‌to 57 victims of sexual abuse by the clergy.

"Financial ​compensation does not erase what happened or undo the consequences of abuse in the lives of ​those affected. We renew our apology ​for all the harm caused" - Portugal's Catholic Church announced a ​1.6M euro compensation scheme ‌for sexual abuse victims.

www.reuters.com/world/portug...

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.

Members of the Jan. 6 mob are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages.

The lawsuit is claiming that the “indiscriminate” use of force by police officers repelling the attack caused them physical and emotional injuries.

UN’s landmark slavery ruling energises African Union’s fight for reparations Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come

"Already, an African Union (AU) committee of experts is working on a framework for reparatory #justice." - Following the UN's landmark #slavery ruling, the AU's work continues to serve its goal to make 2026-36 the decade of #reparations.

www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’ The United Nations resolution was led by the president of Ghana. Israel and Argentina also voted against it.

The U.S. voted against a UN resolution this week to formally recognize the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.” The resolution, which was led by Ghana, urged UN member states to apologize for the slave trade and to contribute to a reparations fund.

I am not paying American war taxes this year. Will you join me? | Clara Vondrich War tax resistance has a venerable tradition dating back to days before the US was even born. It’s time to revive this tradition

"Not paying taxes is a scary thing to do. Nevertheless, many war tax resisters never face consequences," writes @claravondrich.bsky.social.

Double-feature REPAIR lecture on climate reparations — REPAIR

📣Join us for a fascinating hybrid double-feature REPAIR lecture on #climate #reparations with Prof. @mwewerinke.bsky.social from @uvalawschool.bsky.social & Prof. Morgera from @durham.ac.uk.

📆 15 April, 11am CET
📍Room B9.22, UvA REC
🔗 More info & sign-up: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/cli...

UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity' The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

Time for #reparations? UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Between Heat and Hope – A Climate Litigation Podcast Listen to the Between Heat and Hope podcast on climate litigation, democracy and the rule of law with expert guests.

Between Heat & Hope - A Climate Litigation Podcast 🌱

Listen to the discussion w/ Prof @evelyneschmid.bsky.social re. the ongoing Swiss Asmania case against cement producer Holcim. From the role of human rights law to the role of corporations in the climate crisis.
climatelitigation.uva.nl/podcast/

Cuba signals possible compensation for seized U.S. properties, but Cuban Americans remain skeptical Havana may pay billions in claims tied to properties seized after the 1959 revolution — but questions remain over who qualifies and whether payments would ever materialize.

Cuba may pay lump sum #compensation to U.S. citizens and companies whose properties were seized after the 1959 revolution. Some argue that the proposal might be tied to calls for lifting the U.S. embargo as part of a broader negotiating strategy.

www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/c...

Mau Mau: how Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and graves If archives were destroyed and public history suppressed, where else might the past be found?

Thought-provoking piece about an oral history project on the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya discussing suppressed histories, embodied #memory and the road to #justice.

🔗 theconversation.com/mau-mau-how-...

BBC Audio | The Today Podcast | Should Former Colonial Powers Pay Reparations? (Your Radical Questions with Simukai Chigudu) Simukai Chigudu answers your questions about statues and decolonising the curriculum.

Interesting podcast episode touching on #reparations with Simukai Chigudu from Oxford University whose recent memoir ‘Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire’ weaves together personal and political/colonial history.

www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

First We Bombed New Mexico - film screening The world's first detonation of a nuclear bomb left a community fighting for justice. Their story is everyone's warning - & an inspiration.

The world's first nuclear bomb detonation left a community fighting for #justice and #reparations. Join us on 13 April in Amsterdam for:

🎬 A screening of First We Bombed New Mexico and

🗨️ A panel discussion on #nuclear weapons past & the threat of an escalating nuclear arms race.

🔗 sl1nk.com/LO03a

New REPAIR lecture recording: Cultural Practices of Reparation — REPAIR Irreparable damage that cannot be undone in a generation often remains in people and societies. This is where cultural practices such as literature and film, archives and testimonies, theatre and muse...

Want to know how cultural practices of #repair can make space for/address irreparable damages caused by violence, disasters, or global warming? Then check out our brand new lecture recording by Prof. Markus Messling! ⬇️

🔗 www.reparationsresearch.eu/news/cultura...

A rope was the miners’ lifeline to the surface. Then it stopped moving Deep underground, artisanal miners face a fight for survival when a police operation cuts off their only lifeline.

Extraordinary story of a miners' rights advocacy group demanding #reparations for victims of a South African police crackdown: Hundreds were trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine, cut off from food and water, fearing arrest and unable to access exit routes.

www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

Germany bolsters its position as a leading donor and lends support to the implementation of Court-ordered reparations The Federal Republic of Germany, a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2000, has made a voluntary contribution of EUR 40,000 to the Trust Fund for Victims (...

Germany makes a voluntary contribution of EUR 40k to the #ICC 's Trust Fund for Victims. The contribution is earmarked for the implementation of court-ordered #reparations.

www.icc-cpi.int/news/germany...

REPAIR REPAIR is a research project funded by the European Union (2024-2029) and hosted at the Anthropology Department of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). We study new calls for reparations that address ma...

To catch up on recent REPAIR lectures by leading #reparations experts & activists, check out the list of open access recordings via our website or YouTube channel. ⬇️

🔗 www.youtube.com/@reparations...

Iran war: Tehran demands reparations to end conflict Iran's president has set conditions for an end to the war, including reparations and guarantees against future aggression. Meanwhile, the IEA's 32 member states agreed to release 400 million barrels o...

#Reparations & international security guarantees have been demanded to end the US-Israel/Iran war.

More here: www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...

Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.

Via a landmark ruling last Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Peru to pay #reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a mother whose death resulted from a campaign of forced sterilisations during the 1990s.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...