racism

Aboriginal children in Australia - Yoorrook Commission reveals alarming colonization figures

Australia

Yoorrook commission: the government admits “a shameful system”

2 May 2023 by Maxim Shanahan

In Australia’s state of Victoria, the Yoorrook Commission reconvened on April 27 for a further round of hearings in which public servants, government ministers and senior police officers are to be questioned over the failure to ad [...]

A man walks in front of works of art exhibited at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Colonial racism catches up with Amsterdam Rijksmuseum

10 January 2023 by Marjolein van Pagee

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam was sued by Indonesians for using the racist term bersiap in a recent exhibition. It is through court cases that Indonesian rights activists have changed the debate over the Dutch colonial past and exp [...]

Banknote (dated 1920) of one Belgian Franc on which is written

Dem. Rep. Of Congo

Colonial crimes: Experts recommend that Belgium compensate

2 November 2021 by Gaëlle Ponselet

"Monetary payment of a colonial debt, in light of Belgium's moral responsibility". This is one of the strong recommendations in an expert report published on October 27. For a year, ten historians, jurists and political scientists [...]

Two American soldiers in front of a portrait of George Floyd posted in the street

Why transitional justice in the U.S. must address both domestic and foreign policy

4 October 2021 by Noha Aboueldahab

The militarization of U.S. foreign policy has worsened domestic policing practices, especially since 9/11. Few transitional justice initiatives address the transnational impact of crimes committed by state and non-state actors. A [...]

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