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People take photos of the sunset from the top of the El Avila mountain, in La Guaira, Venezuela
CARIBBEAN countries have demanded that the former European slaving nations pay back their debts, vowing to eliminate colonial remnants that still exist in the region.
The call came during celebrations for the United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which commemorates December 2 1949, when the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prosecution of Others was approved.
Caribbean nations have reinforced demands in recent months for eradicating the consequences of the historical crimes against humanity committed by European countries against the peoples of the area.
BOB NEWLAND appreciates an important contribution to the debate about how slavery helped to build the wealth of Western companies and states
Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE says Trump’s ceaseless belligerence is a desperate effort to prevent the emergence of a multilateral world