Mau Mau Rebellion

Britain Apologizes and Pays for Colonial Atrocities

Friday, June 7, 2013 at 5:28 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The British government argued in court last year that too much time had passed for victims to claim legal compensation for the human rights abuses British officials meted out during Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion 60 years ago. But here, in part, is what I wrote to disabuse the government of this unconscionable and unsustainable defense: If… Read more.

Reparations from Britain for Colonialism?

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

To listen to some critics of British colonialism you’d think it was utterly devoid of any redeeming value. But as one who was subjected to it throughout much of his youth, I can attest that this is not so. Indeed, all one has to do is juxtapose the way education and civil service have floundered in post-colonial… Read more.