Poland Asks US Congress To Solicit War Reparations From Germany

Poland is asking for the US Congress' help in making Germany agree to paying reparations for the damage inflicted on Warsaw during the Second World War, the Polish government's envoy for reparations, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, said on Tuesday.

Poland Asks UN for Help in Extracting War Reparations from Germany

Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a senior official spearheading Poland’s demands for wartime reparations from Germany, said on Tuesday that Warsaw had asked the United Nations for help in receiving war reparations from Berlin.

UN top court orders Uganda to pay $325M in reparations to Dem. Rep. of Congo

The UN’s highest court ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday for its role in conflicts in the northeastern mineral-rich province of Ituri.

Experts ask the EU to step in to return art looted during colonialism – EURACTIV.com

As some European countries start returning looted art to former colonies, experts call for EU guidelines to “harmonise” and support the restitution of cultural objects to African museums.

France : moins de visas pour les Maghrébins • FRANCE 24

 

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Germania e Paesi Bassi sospendono i rimpatri degli afghani

 

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Germany rejects Polish threat to demand WWII reparations

Berlin has dismissed Warsaw’s demands for paying massive World War II reparations, saying the bitter historical issue was fully resolved sixty years ago and that there are no grounds to revive it.

UN Cuts Cash Incentive to Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan is set resume on Monday with a cut in the cash incentive for returnees, a UNHCR official said on Sunday.

US owes blacks reparations over slavery: UN experts

The United States should give African Americans reparations for slavery, UN experts said Tuesday, warning that the country had not yet confronted its legacy of "racial terrorism."

Tokyo, Seoul agree on spending priorities for $9.9M comfort women fund

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed on how $9.9 million in funds would be used to help comfort women, former sex slaves forced to serve in wartime brothels during World War II.