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Jamaica’s Olivia Grange Seeks Privy Council Reparations Ruling

9/6/2026

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Minister Olivia Grange will file a petition with the Privy Council asking if Jamaican slavery was legal under English law.
The petition also asks whether slavery violated international law and if Britain now owes reparations.
Jamaica says it is the first Commonwealth nation to use the Privy Council for reparatory justice.
Grange will meet British Museum officials to request the return of three Taino artefacts.

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Minister Olivia Grange will file a petition with the Privy Council asking if Jamaican slavery was legal under English law.
The petition also asks whether slavery violated international law and if Britain now owes reparations.
Jamaica says it is the first Commonwealth nation to use the Privy Council for reparatory justice.
Grange will meet British Museum officials to request the return of three Taino artefacts.