Human Rights Watch15h
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 ...
IFLScience18h
Bright Orange Viper And Shy Monkey Among 742 New Congo Basin Species In Last 10 Years
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has put together a new report called New Life in the Congo Basin: A Decade of Species ...
The Africa Report20h
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 ...
Newser on MSN1d
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.
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 ...