Tag: Slavery
Tunisia: gathering of migrant defenders on the occasion of Slavery Day
In Tunisia, to commemorate January 23, National Day for the Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia, human rights NGOs brought together the families of political detainees who fought against racism and…
Call for a slavery monument in Utrecht for the East
Why is there nothing in Utrecht that reminds it of slavery in the former colonies in East Asia? Sylvia Hiert of the Madua Foundation, which is committed to the Indian-Dutch…
Chinese electric car giant accused of modern slavery
Brazil closes the construction site of its BYD factory. The Chinese electric car giant, the world’s largest manufacturer and which is seeking to export outside of Asia, was due to…
“Faces of ancestors”, unpublished testimony on the history of slavery
These are exceptional testimonies to the history of slavery. Around fifty busts, cast in 1846 on former slaves, are grouped together in the exhibition Faces of ancestors. Among them, there…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
Special letter at the exhibition about slavery
The senders, in Creole Dutch, asked the Danish king to arrange for the missionaries of the Moravian Church, who provided them with a lot of support, to stay at Saint…
comments from an elected RN are shocking
These are important commemorations in the overseas departments where everyone has their public holiday to celebrate freedom and the abolition of slavery, on each anniversary of the arrival of the…
Pierre-Yves Bocquet: “The ‘Haitian debt’ (of 1825) still has effects today”
Today, May 10, is the National Day of Remembrance of Slavery, Trafficking and Their Abolitions. The opportunity to address a problem that is resurfacing in the public debate, that of…
Benin presents a bill to grant nationality to Afro-descendants
Many Afro-descendants from around the world could soon acquire Beninese nationality. The government presented a bill to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, May 8, which defines the conditions for…