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These Black Los Angeles Residents May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations

This story was originally published by Capital B and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she assumed every child lived beside them. Everyone was made “sick to [their] tummy” by the sulfurous, rotten-egg smell that never seemed to leave, she thought. Only until she was grown did she begin to see a possible connection between growing up on top of the nation’s largest urban oil drilling field and her own sickness and the asthma that affected her sister. For over a century in Los Angeles and across the nation, Black people have been disproportionately likely to live near oil wells, the machinery that draws oil from deep underground. The pollution from these drilling sites are connected to birth complications, child development issues, respiratory illnesses, and cancer. Now, a new California state law moves to turn that lived experience into a broader public-policy question: What does a state owe communities exposed to pollution for generations? And what happens when you can’t offer support to every family that has struggled through the harm? California lawmakers have passed...

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Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations

As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she assumed every child lived beside them. Everyone was made “sick to [their] tummy” by the sulfurous, rotten-egg smell that never seemed to leave, she thought. Only until she was grown did she begin to see a possible connection between growing up on top of the nation’s largest urban oil drilling field and her own sickness and the asthma that affected her sister. For over a century in Los Angeles and across the nation, Black people have been disproportionately likely to live near oil wells, the machinery that draws oil from deep underground. The pollution from these drilling sites are connected to birth complications, child development issues, respiratory illnesses, and cancer. Now, a new California state law moves to turn that lived experience into a broader public-policy question: What does a state owe communities exposed to pollution for generations? And what happens when you can’t offer support to every family that has struggled through the harm? California lawmakers have passed AB 1661, which would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells in Inglewood into direct cash aid for...

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Mode : de nouveaux droits à la réparation des vêtements et textiles

De nouvelles directives européennes viennent améliorer les droits des consommateurs en matière de réparation des vêtements et textiles de la maison. Des dispositifs qui existent déjà en France avec le...

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Peter Espeut | Restorative justice and reparations

It is an established principle in ethics that, when a wrong is done, there must be reparations. On a personal level, God forgives sin but he also requires reparations for sin: extensive prayer and maybe fasting and other self-sacrifice (what we Catholics call “penance”). If money was stolen, it must be returned; if someone was injured, medical care must be provided; if someone’s reputation was damaged, it must be repaired as best as possible. The same principle exists in international law, which defines the principle of reparations, asserting that any state or party that commits a wrongful act or human rights violation has a legal duty to make full amends and repair the harm caused. The main goal of reparations is restorative justice. This means putting the injured person, group, or nation back into the exact same position they would have been in if the wrongful act never happened. International standards say that an apology alone is not enough if the harm is not also repaired, and repairs are not complete without acknowledging the wrong. There are well-known instances of reparations being paid in an attempt to redress wrongs: • Holocaust survivors: Germany paid billions in financial compensation and pensions...

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A Reckoning in the Emperor’s Court: Jamaica’s Reparations Petition to the Privy Council

On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of t...

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Why Jamaica is seeking $10bn in reparations from the UK

A Jamaican delegation to the United Kingdom has said it will file a petition addressed to King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the question of slavery reparations. This is the first time a British Commonwealth state will use this legal route “for the cause of reparatory justice”, the Jamaican delegation said, as the visit to London kicks off on Monday. King Charles is Jamaica’s head of state, as the country is yet to transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3‘I was born here’: UK art show explores Muslim life, Islamic history list 2 of 3UK gov’t condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port list 3 of 3UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements end of list The Jamaican government estimates that the country is owed about $10bn, but the UK has repeatedly refused to pay for historical slavery. What is the latest petition all about, and how will the UK respond? Here’s what we know: What are Jamaica and the UK’s relations like? Jamaica’s relations with the UK stem back to 1655 when it became an English colony. Hundreds of thousands of...

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Braiding Capital like Sweetgrass: Indigenous Luncheon on Climate Finance and Reparations

This invitation-only, in-person luncheon is hosted by Collective Action for Just Finance (CAJF) and limited to 30 participants. It will explore key insights from CAJF’s new Integrated Capital Research Report, featuring case studies from Navajo Power and Oweesta on how braided, flexible capital strengthens community-led finance and expands pathways to long-term impact. The 2-hour interactive session will examine the creation of pooled operating capital, loan funds, and shared capacity-building resources, with a focus on how funder networks, investors, and intermediaries can develop coordinated funding strategies. Confirmed Indigenous leaders and fund representatives from NDN Fund, Moonsoon Fund, Turtle Island Community Capital, Spruce Root/Sea Coast Trust, Navajo Power, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation, Oweesta Corporation, and Mission Driven Finance will participate. Participants are encouraged to come ready to share questions and insights on strategy, advocacy, and language, with the session concluding in the co-creation of actionable next steps. Catering will be provided by Buffalo Jump NYC. Confirmed Indigenous leaders and funds (more will be announced as they confirm)...

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'Slavery is not a thing of the past': UN supports call for reparations

The committee is calling on States to implement comprehensive restorative justice, combining compensation, restitution, rehabilitation and structural reforms. The passage of time cannot serve as a pretext for States to refuse to recognise these historical injustices or to adopt “appropriate measures of restorative justice and accountability for these crimes”, according to the committee. Comprising18 independent human rights experts elected for four-year terms, the committee’s main task is to examine the periodic reports submitted by member countries on the measures taken to combat racism and discrimination. It also advocates for comprehensive and far-reaching remedial measures, both financial, non-financial and structural, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-recurrence. National plans and deadlines “The elimination of racial discrimination cannot be effective, complete or sustainable without a full commitment to review and redress the ongoing harms and consequences of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised slavery,” the experts said in a statement. To ensure the effectiveness of reparations, they advocate the implementation of national action plans with specific deadlines, developed in consultation with people of African descent and the committees in charge of reparations. The committee also called on States to repeal or revise laws and policies that perpetuate racism or...