Belgian gov found responsible for crimes against humanity committed during colonial rule in Congo

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On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during Belgian colonial rule and ordered it to pay compensation as a form of reparation.

This landmark win for the reparations movement was achieved thanks to the tireless struggle for justice by five women of mixed African and Belgian descent, Marie-Josée Loshi, Noëlle Verbeken, Léa Tavares Mujinga, Simone Ngalula, and Monique Bintu Bingi, together with associations located in Belgium and Africa’s Great Lakes region.

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