"It's As If We Never Existed": Namibia Continues Seeking Justice for Germany's Colonial-Era Genocide
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"Every Herero, with or without a gun, will be shot․" That was the order given in October 1904, setting off Germany's genocide in Namibia․ New research shows how the crime continues to have an effect today, and how Berlin seems uninterested in real reconciliation․
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"Every Herero, with or without a gun, will be shot․" That was the order given in October 1904, setting off Germany's genocide in Namibia․ New research shows how the crime continues to have an effect today, and how Berlin seems uninterested in real reconciliation․
Erasing the Existence of 1,500 People: Britain's Ongoing Colonial Crime in the Indian Ocean
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More than half a century ago, the British and the Americans established the Diego Garcia military base, breaking international law in the process․ The locals were forcibly exiled․ But now, after decades of court battles, the people who once called the Chagos Archipelago home are closer to returning than ever before․
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More than half a century ago, the British and the Americans established the Diego Garcia military base, breaking international law in the process․ The locals were forcibly exiled․ But now, after decades of court battles, the people who once called the Chagos Archipelago home are closer to returning than ever before․