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Reparations for Caribbean slavery and the potential impact on human well-being.
| Τίτλος: | Reparations for Caribbean slavery and the potential impact on human well-being. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Beckles H; The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica., Chitre S; Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Richardson ET; Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA eugene_richardson@hms.harvard.edu.; Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
| Πηγή: | BMJ global health [BMJ Glob Health] 2026 Mar 23; Vol. 11 (Suppl 1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 23. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101685275 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2059-7908 (Print) Linking ISSN: 20597908 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [London] : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, [2016]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Enslavement* , Colonialism*, Humans ; Caribbean Region ; Climate Change ; Racism ; Global Health |
| Περίληψη: | 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. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.) |
| Competing Interests: | Competing interests: ETR is a member of the BMJ Global Health Editorial Advisory Board but was not involved in the editorial review or decision-making process for this manuscript. All other authors have no competing interests to declare. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Global Health |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260323 Date Completed: 20260713 Latest Revision: 20260713 |
| Update Code: | 20260714 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13034376 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017217 |
| PMID: | 41871846 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2059-7908 |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017217 |