Reparations for Caribbean slavery and the potential impact on human well-being

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ID21880171
AutoresHilary Beckles (University of the West Indies), Smit Chitre (0000-0003-2050-556X, Harvard University), Eugene T Richardson (0000-0001-8437-0671, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Ano2026
Volume11
FascículoSuppl 1
Páginase017217
Data de publicação2026-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017217
PMID41871846
OpenAlexW7140089453
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas26

The reparations movement has emerged as a critical global force addressing the historical injustices of slavery, colonialism and underdevelopment. Grounded in the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, the movement has gained momentum through regional bodies like the Caribbean Community Reparations Commission (CRC). This article examines the intersection of colonialism, enslavement and contemporary challenges related to health and the environment—highlighting the Caribbean as a focal point for reparatory and environmental justice. It underscores how legacies of depredation, including structural underdevelopment and path-dependent health inequities, exacerbate the region’s vulnerability to climate change and its impacts, such as severe hurricanes and rising sea levels. The CRC’s Ten-Point Action Plan offers a comprehensive reparations strategy, encompassing formal apologies, debt cancellation, cultural preservation and public health investment. We advocate for reparative and decolonial approaches to rectify historical wrongs while addressing present and future ecological crises

Colonialism · Commission · Debt · Human rights · International community · Public health · Terrorism · Underdevelopment · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Human Rights and Development