Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
Published on: Friday 18 April 2025
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
News source: https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/04/19/39644
