The trend toward asking forgiveness and making reparations is overall a good thing.
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After the war, the German government began making reparations to Jews whose possessions had been taken by the Nazis.
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One of the thorniest problems with making reparations to victims of sweeping historical injustices is deciding who is included and who is not.
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A special transitional justice system, created to exercise jurisdiction over the crimes committed, is supposed to emphasize truth-telling, making reparations, and in some cases doing community service.
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Another candidate, Marianne Williamson, a self-help guru who has proposed making reparations to African-Americans of up to half a trillion dollars, questioned his gradualist view of racial progress.
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He thinks it an outrage that some of the FARC's leaders will take their seats in congress without confessing to crimes against humanity, serving sentences for them and making reparations to their victims.
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Recent polls have shown that there is not much support for the concept of the U.S., as a whole, making reparations to descendants of slaves, with only 29 percent of Americans saying they support the move.
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The exchange later said in a blog post on Sunday that it would be making reparations to roughly 260,000 affected users, adding that it offered its apologies for the "immense distress" caused to customers following the hack.
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While the specifics of how much would be provided to whom, and how that might work, are usually left vague, there is widespread support among the 2020 contenders for at least a serious look at making reparations reality.
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It is particularly poignant that, in the context of breaking silence and making reparations, many of the Iraqi contributors have chosen to remain anonymous, while the US army veterans share their full names, a reflection of how tenuous the political situation remains.
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Other American universities have made efforts to face their history with slavery, but this fund would be only the third example of a major institution making reparations for slavery, The New York Times reports, after the Virginia Theological Seminary and the Society of the Sacred Heart.
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A United Nations panel of experts has issued a wide-ranging and scathing account of the plight of black people in the United States, in the process urging American legislators to establish a body to consider the question of making reparations to the descendants of Africans who were brought to the US to toil as slaves.
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The Society of the Holy Name, formally known as the Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus, is a Roman Catholic confraternity of the laity and is one of several which are under the care of the Dominican Order. It is open to all Catholic adults. The primary object of the society is to beget reverence for the Holy Name of God and Jesus Christ; it is also dedicated to making reparations, in particular, for blasphemy, perjury and immorality.
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"The Journey of a Gay Mormon Felon". In Hollywood Magazine. 2012. After admitting to his crimes and making reparations, coming to terms with his addictions, and realizing he needed help, Allen continued his journaling during his recovery process. A coherent narrative eventually took shape, and the self-examination eventually became a script, with the additional help of many hours viewing home videos of himself as a child. The completed play, Secrets of a Gay Mormon Felon, premiered in Kansas City in the summer of 2012.
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During his early working years, Rodney Rash went through a self-destructive wild period when alcohol and drug abuse became a problem. As recounted by Jay Hovdey, author of Charlie Whittingham's biography and an acclaimed racing journalist, Whittingham's son Taylor died as a result of drug abuse and he took Rash under his wing. Associates of Rash also told reporters how Whittingham had been very patient with the young man, bailing him out of jail and making reparations for the damage Rash had done. By 1987, the then twenty-eight-year-old Rash had turned his life around and dedicated himself to his training duties.
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While some individuals that were responsible for some of the Rio Negro massacres that killed over 440 people have been sent to prison, the survivors affected by the building of the Chixoy Dam have never been fully justly compensated for their losses.Center on Housing Rights and Evictions. “COHRE Fact-Finding Mission Report: Continuing the Struggle for Justice and Accountability in Guatemala: Making Reparations A Reality in the Chixoy Dam Case”. ADIVIMA is one of the participating organizations in the COCAHICH (Coordinating Committee of Communities Affected by the Construction of the Chixoy Dam), which is a committee of indigenous Maya Achí communities that are fighting for reparations in the Rio Negro Massacre case.
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The burgesses would, in turn, appoint positions of Recorder, Town Clerk, two "Serjeants [sic] at Mace and a water bailiff," and this body had the power to hold a Court of D'Oyer Hundred twice annually to make by laws. The sovereign and recorder had the role of Justices of the Peace and would hold a Court of Record every Monday and a Court leet twice annually. The ultimate duties of this corporation included building a prison, making reparations to "the walls" and oversight and taxation of the local market.The Sovereign & Brethren & Free Burgesses of the Borough of Dungarvan, Charter of James I, 4 January, 1609–10 As its capture was recorded in 1642, we know that a town hall was in existence at that time and it is believed some of that building was incorporated into the Old Market House on the Main Street.
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King :The piggish former king of Forgotten Sound and father of Archer and Jasmine. He was secretly responsible for torturing many of the palace maids to death and later doing the same to Roland. He abdicated after his misdeeds were exposed by the Twelve Holy Knights. King Archer :The honest, frugal king of Forgotten Sound, his royal duties include making reparations for his father’s crimes. He and Neo grew up together, and refer to each other mockingly as “Archie” and “Nee-Nee.” He only wants what is best for the people of Forgotten Sound, and is fond of Grisia, despite his irritation with Grisia’s constant scheming. Princess Jasmine :The dutiful princess of Forgotten Sound, Jasmine is Archer’s younger sister and considers Neo to be her brother as well. She and Elijah are in love. Baron Gerland :A noble of Forgotten Sound, Baron Gerland is head of the Gerland family and seeks to undermine the Church of the God of Light’s authority.
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