Dutch king apologises for slavery, asks for forgiveness
The apologies come amid a wider reconsideration of the country's colonial past, including efforts to return looted art, and its current struggles with racism
02 July 2023 - 00:00
Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historical involvement in slavery and the effects it still has today, describing it as the “most painful, most degrading and most inhuman” way of robbing a person of their freedom...
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