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Belgium’s Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on colonial-era abuses, ordering the state to pay €50,000 ($57,000) each to five women taken from their Black mothers as children.
The court declared the forced separation of mixed-heritage children in colonial Congo a racist policy and a crime against humanity. The decision marks the first time a European state has been held legally accountable for such colonial crimes, highlighting a long struggle for justice and recognition.
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