{"id":3822,"date":"2019-11-08T04:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2024-09-28T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T18:46:58","slug":"british-museum-the-worlds-largest-receiver-of-stolen-goods-says-book-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/british-museum-the-worlds-largest-receiver-of-stolen-goods-says-book-author\/","title":{"rendered":"British Museum – The world\u2019s largest receiver of stolen goods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Lisa Vives <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An outspoken human rights lawyer in a new book is calling for European and US institutions to return treasures taken from subjugated peoples by \u201cconquerors or colonial masters.\u201d In the new book by Geoffrey Robertson<\/a>, the British Museum is accused of exhibiting \u201cpilfered cultural property\u201d and urged to \u2018wash its hands of blood and return Elgin\u2019s loot\u2019. \u201cThe trustees of the British Museum have become the world\u2019s largest receivers of stolen property, and the great majority of their loot is not even on public display,\u201d Robertson charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n