Council of Europe urges Portugal to confront its colonial past
Portuguese ships carried close to 6-million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic, more than any other nation, and racist attacks are on the rise in the country
24 March 2021 - 13:18
Lisbon — Europe’s top human rights group said on Wednesday that Portugal must do more to confront its colonial past and role in the transatlantic slave trade to help fight racism and discrimination in the country today.
The comments by the Council of Europe come as debate in Portugal over how to remember its history has heated up in recent months as the country prepares to unveil its first memorial to victims of slavery in Lisbon...
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