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5. Jan. 2013 · Wikipedia. 1M views 11 years ago. Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely...
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- Chapter One: Capture Begins
- Chapter Two: Slavers Turned Merchants
- Chapter Three: Stolen Skulls and Gold
- Chapter Four: Legislating Return
- Chapter Five: African Voices
Nowadays, the sleepy town of Chibok in northern Nigeria is notorious for the kidnapping of 276 children by Boko Haram. But go back 115 years and this tiny farming community perched atop a hill fought one of the greatest resistances to British colonisation. In November 1906, around 170 British soldiers launched what that country’s parliament called ...
Having been the largest enslaver nation – enslaving about 3.1 million African men, women and children during its participation in the trade – Britain enacted laws in 1807, with further acts in 1811 and 1833, that abolished the trade after frequent rebellions by enslaved people eventually prompted concerns from influential members of British society...
Throughout Britain’s anti-slavery missions, many prized African artefacts arrived in London to be sold onto European collectors and museums. At the time, scholars doubted “primitive” Africans could create such works. German archaeologist Leo Frobenius, who was accused of having stolen a sacred Yoruba Ife head in 1910, argued they were of Greek orig...
In the 1990s, the Washington Principles enacted guidelines around the return of Nazi-confiscated art. In 2002, the heirs of Dr Arthur Feldman sought the return of four old master drawings from the British Museum because they had been stolen by the Gestapo. The case went to court and the family lost on the grounds that British law forbids state muse...
The debate about who should be the custodians of African art has recently centralised in the Global North with academics and “experts” writing books on the Benin Bronzes to a plethora of rave reviews. It raises an uncomfortable truth that while they are vital to global discussions, Africans who are taking practical steps towards restitution have be...
Stealing Africa describes the tax system employed by multinational companies in Africa. The film looks at Rüschlikon, a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use.
Afrika – der ausgeraubte Kontinent. (engl. Titel: Stealing Africa – How much profit is fair?) Filmdaten. Regie: Christoffer Guldbrandsen Kamera: Schnitt: Produktion: Lars Skree Bodil Kjærhauge, Henrik Veileborg. Dokumentarfilm, 58 Min. Inhalt. Warum ist ein Land arm, obwohl es reich an Bodenschätzen ist?
Producer Henrik Veileborg. Produced by Guldbrandsen Film. Why Poverty? Read more… Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. How much profit is fair? To find out more and get teaching resources, go to www.whypoverty.net Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax…
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17. Jan. 2023 · Argument. An expert's point of view on a current event. What Europe Stole From Africa. Imperial powers didn’t just steal art and artifacts. They stole Africa’s future. By Howard W....
29. Okt. 2021 · 29 Oct 2021. Institutions in the UK and France return artefacts to Nigeria and Benin following years-long campaigns.
