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Recommendations to the Lord Chief Justice

Recommendations to the Lord Chief Justice
Panel: Elisabeth Laing J, HHJ Dhir QC, Mr Victor Marshall OBE, Air Commodore Feroze
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On 23 March 2016 the Lord Chief Justice wrote to Mr …

Kenyan communities evicted during colonial Britain are now seeking compensation!

Kenyan communities evicted during colonial #Britain are now seeking compensation!
Barrister Peter Herbert (@herbert_donald) explains why reparations for historic injustices are justified by the effects still felt today. pic.twitter.com/NcXc6op56q
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Bend the Knee Ceremony in London and Kericho, Kenya

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Kericho Bend the Knee Ceremony

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An international symbolic “Bend the Knee” Ceremony will take place on Saturday, 8 August 2020 at 11am (EAT) outside Unilever Kenya HQ at Brookes, Nakuru Road in Kericho Town, Kenya.
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DEBATE | will Scottish hate crime laws stifle free speech?

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Press Release: Historical Injustices, The Sotik Massacre, Blood Tea and Land Alienation

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International Pan African Webinar to be held today on ‘Historical Injustices, The Sotik Massacre, Blood Tea and Land Alienation” at the Lawyers Hub, Nairobi, 5 pm to 7 pm (EAT), …

Bottomline Africa Racial justice with US civil rights attorney

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The Sotik International Webinar July 23rd 2020

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Kenyans Seek Reparations Over British Colonial Injustices – BBC World News

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George Floyd’s family “incredibly grateful”

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