Court said five women were victims of ‘systematic kidnapping’ by state over forced removal from mothers as small childrenThe 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, born in the Belgian Congo and now in their 70s, had been victims of “systematic kidnapping” by the state when they were removed from their mothers as small children and sent to Catholic institutions because of their mixed-race origins. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/02/belgium-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-colonial-congo
Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Publish date : 2024-12-02 16:09:13
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Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
