Sir Hilary McD. Beckles KA is Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission.

From Local Moments to Global Movement: Reparation Mechanisms and a Development Framework

Monument to the 1795 slave revolt in Curacao.
Sir Hilary McD. Beckles, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West Indies and Chairman, CARICOM Reparations Commission.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission graphic.

For two centuries, emancipated Black people have been calling for reparations for the crimes committed against them.