Etiket: slavery
Pierre Jacques Benoit sketched the barbarity of slavery in an idyllic atmosphere
Who was the woman who had to stand there like a commodity, her arms folded under her bare breasts, her eyes down to the ground? She is approvingly watched by…
SP Drenthe about treatment of Indonesian students: ‘This is modern slavery’
“I can get very angry about this. This is just slavery. If you fly people in and have them work for you, there is a huge dependency relationship. If you…
Will Groningen get a Tulaplein? The municipality wants to name new streets after resistance heroes of slavery
A Tulaplein or a Jan Christiaanstraat. If it is up to the council members, a new neighborhood in Groningen will be named after resistance heroes against slavery. Who are these…
With ‘heart and soul’ the king gives extra meaning to his slavery apologies
The balancing act that the king had to complete on Saturday was a complicated one. After all, the government – of which he is a member – had already apologized…
Positive and emotional reactions to king’s “historic” apology for slavery
Administrators, politicians and activists have responded positively to the king’s speech on Saturday during the national commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. Curaçao Prime Minister…
King’s Commissioner Jetta Klijnsma apologizes for slavery past: ‘Everyone should do that’
During the commemoration of 150 years of slavery in the Provincial House in Assen, King’s Commissioner Jetta Klijnsma apologized this afternoon. In a response, organizer ‘Comité June 30/1 July Drenthe’…
‘Looking at next steps’ after apology from king for slavery past
The historical apologies that King Willem-Alexander made on Saturday for the slavery past were received with joy in Tilburg. During the annual Keti Koti Festival in the city, they watched…
Dutch king apologizes for slavery past
The Dutch King Willem-Alexander has apologized in Amsterdam’s Oosterpark for the role of the Netherlands in the slavery past. The king gave a speech during the National Commemoration of Slavery…
King Willem-Alexander apologizes for slavery past
King Willem-Alexander has apologized on behalf of the Dutch state for the role that the Netherlands played in slavery. He did so in a speech at the national commemoration in…
Keti Koti Marks Beginning of Slavery Commemoration Year, King Probably Apologizes
It is 1 July 2023 exactly 150 years ago that slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. It actually came to an end on July…