15 members of the Caribbean Community are filing a lawsuit against Britain, France and the Netherlands for the lasting effects of the slave trade

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Many of followed this debate on Al Jazerra 17.30 11/3/2014

We from the Sechelles Seychelles Communities in Exile across the world have been seeking the International community, it institutions support to help resolve our issues and situation - the issues of that Historic  SIROP Program, on account of their minority and the Racist issues involved thy have been marginalized, oppressed, abused and manipulated.  In Many instance supporting and going along with the very political party, government that cause/led to this situation. The highly double standard of the International community workings.

In setting up this Forum some 7/8 years ago also addressed the rights for those Seychellois of white/French decent to be compensation, then government of President F Mitterrand, later Jacques Chirac - the government of Tony Blair attitude.

Now the CARICOM Nations have banded together demanding/setting our a Ten Point plan for compensation and repatriation of children of those Salves back to Africa. Each country has set up its own reparations committee, with the chair of each attending the Caricom meetings.


The question what of the Former  Slaves of the Indian Ocean and BIOT - Diego Garcia.

In Mauritius, the debate which have started for some form of Compensation for the former slaves and those affected.

Caribbeans seek reparations for slavery
http://www.obv.org.uk/news-blogs/caribbeans-seek-reparations-slavery

Caribbean nations consider push for slavery reparations
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2014/03/10/caribbean-nations-consider-push-for-slavery-reparations/

THE CARIBBEAN IS FINALLY GOING TO SUE BRITAIN OVER SLAVERY
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-caribbean-is-ready-to-sue-britain-over-slavery

Caribbean should not expect much from reparations claims says Dutch historian
http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/1107251.html#ixzz2vgCMKpDt

CARICOM summit making ‘good progress’ on Caribbean reparations
http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/st_vincent_news/1107247.html#axzz2vgCJuSjs

Read more: http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/st_vincent_news/1107247.html#ixzz2vgFrXmld

Caribbean nations in payback campaign for slave trade
https://theconversation.com/caribbean-nations-in-payback-campaign-for-slave-trade-18705

Reparations for slavery debate in the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_for_slavery_debate_in_the_United_States

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/community_index.jsp?menu=community