Belgian court orders reparations for women forcibly separated from Black mothers during Congo colonization.

A Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly separated from their Black mothers during Belgium's colonial rule in Congo. The women, now in their 70s, were taken from their families as young children and placed in Catholic orphanages. The court ruled that Belgium's actions amounted to a crime against humanity, ordering €50,000 in compensation for each woman for the moral damage they suffered. This is the first case to address such acts committed during colonization.

4 months ago
58 Articles

Further Reading