英国国王查尔斯三世将于周二开始为期九天的加勒比巡访，访问巴哈马、圭亚那和安提瓜和巴布达，并出席英联邦政府首脑会议 1。此次访问预计将伴随针对殖民遗产的抗议，各方要求对奴隶制罪行进行赔偿正义的呼声日益高涨 1。尽管活动家警告称若未正视君主制与奴隶制的历史联系并正式道歉，可能加速部分国家将其移除为国家元首，但英国政府已排除就跨大西洋奴隶贸易进行正式道歉或支付赔偿的可能性 1。
全球牙买加侨民理事会英国代表帕特里克·弗农（Patrick Vernon）称：“这是自英联邦成立以来最大的十字路口。” 1 工党议员贝尔·里贝罗-阿迪（Bell Ribeiro-Addy）指出王室未能应对世界范围内的变化，提到荷兰国王曾道歉，“他们的世界并没有因此毁灭” 1。拉斯塔法里教领袖里奇蒙德·麦金尼（Richmond McKinney）表示：“我们想要你们的全方位道歉。” 1
圭亚那总统伊尔凡·阿里（Irfaan Ali）明确希望看到赔偿进展，始于道歉 1。一项由加纳提出的联合国决议宣布跨大西洋奴隶贸易为最严重危害人类罪 1。此外，牙买加的奴隶制赔偿请愿书将于明年3月由英国枢密院审理 1。
King Charles III is scheduled to begin a nine-day tour of the Caribbean on Tuesday, visiting the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1. The visit occurs as activists warn that failing to acknowledge the monarchy’s historical ties to slavery and issuing a formal apology could accelerate efforts by some nations to remove the King as their head of state 1. Despite growing demands for reparative justice regarding colonial legacies, which are expected to be accompanied by protests during the trip, the British government has ruled out offering a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade or paying compensation 1.
Patrick Vernon, the UK representative for the Global Council of Jamaican Diaspora, described the current situation as "the biggest crossroads" for the Commonwealth since its inception 1. Richmond McKinney, a Rastafarian leader, stated, “We want a full apology,” while Guyanese President Irfaan Ali expressed hope for progress on reparations beginning with an apology 1. Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy criticized the royal family for failing to address global changes, citing the Netherlands’ king, who apologized without catastrophic consequences for his nation 1.
The debate over historical accountability is further intensified by a UN resolution proposed by Ghana, which declared the transatlantic slave trade the most serious crime against humanity 1. Additionally, a petition seeking slavery-related compensation from Jamaica is set to be heard by the UK Privy Council next March 1.
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