Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children
Brussels, Belgium Reuters The Brussels Court of Appeal on Monday held the state accountable for the systematic abduction of “metis” children, those of mixed European and African heritage, from their mothers during the colonial era in Belgian Congo. A large Belgium’s flag is unfolded during a parade on Belgian national day in Brussels, Belgium, on […]
Belgium: Mixed-race women lose crime against humanity suit
Brussels, BelgiumAP Five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy and sued the Belgian state for allegedly committing a crime against humanity have lost their case. Lawyers and relatives told The Associated Press on Thursday that they will appeal the Brussels court’s ruling. Lea Tavares Mujinga, Monique Bintu Bingi, Noelle […]
Australia strips Belgium’s ‘evil tyrant’ Leopold from name of mountains
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Australia has renamed its King Leopold mountain ranges Wunaamin Miliwundi, replacing the name of a Belgian ruler known for his brutal colonisation of Africa with traditional names used by Indigenous people. The state of Western Australia has debated changing the name of the mountains for nearly a decade, and finally made the […]
“Excuses are not enough”: Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
Associated Press’ SAMUEL PETREQUIN reports on the fight of women to seek compensation after being removed from their families as children in the Belgian Congo…
Mixed-race women sue Belgium for crimes against humanity
Brussels, Belgium AP Five mixed-race women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers have filed a lawsuit for crimes against humanity targeting the Belgian state. With their claim, they hope Belgium will finally recognise its responsibility in the suffering endured by the thousands of […]