In a landmark case, a court ruled that the women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were taken from their parents in Belgian ...

Reversing an earlier ruling that found too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing, the Brussels appeals court said the women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s ...

In its ruling Monday, the Brussels Court of Appeal held the Belgian State responsible for the abduction and systematic racial ...

The Brussels Court of Appeal on Monday held the state accountable for the systematic abduction of "metis" children, those of ...

A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five mixed-race ...

The Belgian state has been found guilty of crimes against humanity for the kidnapping of five mixed-race women when they were children in Congo under Belgium's colonial rule. The women ...

On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during ...

The Brussels Court of Appeal on Monday found the Belgian state guilty of “crimes against humanity” for kidnapping five mixed-race women when they were children in Congo under colonial rule.

Belgium's colonial history, particularly its brutal rule over Congo under King Leopold II and as a colony until 1960, has been under increased scrutiny. This era is also remembered for the plight ...

In a landmark ruling, Belgium's court of appeals on Monday said that five women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s, had been victims of "systematic abduction" by the state when they ...