Crime against humanity: Why has a court found Belgium guilty of kidnapping?
Thousands of children were forcibly taken from their families in Belgian colonies because they were mixed-race.
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity for kidnappings in colonial Congo
Belgian court orders the state to pay damages to five mixed-race women who were removed from their mothers as children in colonial-era Congo. #EuropeNews
Belgium found guilty of colonial abuses against Congo
In a landmark ruling, a Belgian court has found the state guilty of crimes against humanity for the forced removal of mixed-race children from their mothers during Belgium’s colonial rule in the Congo.
Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial kidnappings
A Belgium court has ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo. The women, now in their 70s, were taken from their mothers when they were young children and placed in orphanages under a state policy.
5 Women Win Reparations From Belgium for Crimes Under Colonial Rule
In a landmark case, a court ruled that the women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were taken from their parents in Belgian Congo, were victims of a crime against humanity.
Activists hail Belgium’s conviction for mistreatment of métis girls in colonial Congo
In its ruling Monday, the Brussels Court of Appeal held the Belgian State responsible for the abduction and systematic racial segregation of five mixed-race children under Belgian colonial rule 70 years ago.
Belgium to Pay Victims of Colonial-Era Separations in DR Congo
The Belgian government has been ordered to compensate five Congolese women who were forced to be separated from their mothers during colonial times. The five plaintiffs - Simone Ngalula, Monique Bitu Bingi,
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo
Belgium has been found guilty of crimes against humanity for the kidnapping of mixed-race children in the Congo, the first time the country is held accountable for its actions as a colonial power.
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
The Belgian state has been found guilty of crimes against humanity for the forced removal of five mixed-race children from their mothers in colonial Congo. In a long-awaited ruling issued on Monday, Belgium’s court of appeal said that five women,
Belgian Court Rules Colonial Actions Were Crimes Against Humanity
A Brussels appeals court has ruled that Belgium committed a crime against humanity in a pivotal case involving five mixed-race women in Congo, who were separated from their Black mothers at infancy. This landmark decision marks a significant acknowledgment of the abuses during Belgian colonial rule in Africa.
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Belgian Ruling a Landmark Win for Reparations Movement
On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during ...
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Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial-era kidnapping of mixed-race children
THE BELGIUM government has been ordered by a court to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from ...
Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five mixed-race ...
Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children
The Brussels Court of Appeal on Monday held the state accountable for the systematic abduction of "metis" children, those of ...