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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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Kenyans Seek Reparations Over British Colonial Injustices – BBC World News

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George Floyd’s family “incredibly grateful”

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Black Lives Matter

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13th July 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Chairperson, African Union Commission
African Union Headquarters
P.O.Box 3243
Roosevelt Street W21K19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Your Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat,
The family of Mr. George Floyd, Mr. George Floyd’s …