Activists accuse Barclays of papering over its ‘gruesome’ role in the slave trade
Extinction Rebellion is also targeting the British bank for its fossil fuel activities
06 July 2020 - 17:46
London — Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has called on Barclays CEO Jes Staley to recognise the lender’s role in the slave trade and do more on climate change.
Barclays has yet to “fully disclose and apologise” for links to the 18th- and 19th-century trade, which has become topical amid Black Lives Matter protests in the UK and around the globe, according to the group...
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