THE HAGUE – An almost certain majority in the Dutch House of Representatives wants the government to make an official apology for their country’s role in the slavery past.
THE HAGUE
– An almost certain majority in the Dutch House of Representatives wants the government to make an official apology for their country’s role in the slavery past.
The members of the House Committee on the Interior, who during a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire and Suriname in August, studied the history of slavery, urged the cabinet to apologize in a letter and made many other recommendations to improve the colonial past and give this topic a clearer place in education and scientific research. They also advocate the rehabilitation of Tula and other resistance fighters.
The members of the House Committee on the Interior, who during a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire and Suriname in August, studied the history of slavery, urged the cabinet to apologize in a letter and made many other recommendations to improve the colonial past and give this topic a clearer place in education and scientific research. They also advocate the rehabilitation of Tula and other resistance fighters.
The participating parliamentary parties (D66, CDA, PvdA, SP, GroenLinks, CU, Volt and BIJ1) just don’t have a majority in the House, but the call can certainly count on sufficient support from other parties. Incidentally, the cabinet decided earlier this year to make an apology, after the VVD gave up its opposition to this. Within the coalition, only the wording (for fear of claims) and the time is still being argued. It will probably be July 1 next year when 150 years of the abolition of slavery will be commemorated.
The participating parliamentary parties (D66, CDA, PvdA, SP, GroenLinks, CU, Volt and BIJ1) just don’t have a majority in the House, but the call can certainly count on sufficient support from other parties. Incidentally, the cabinet decided earlier this year to make an apology, after the VVD gave up its opposition to this. Within the coalition, only the wording (for fear of claims) and the time is still being argued. It will probably be July 1 next year when 150 years of the abolition of slavery will be commemorated.
So far, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his Cabinets have been against apologizing for the Netherlands’ history of slavery. In June, the Cabinet decided not to make the gesture at the annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery, on Keti Koti. The Ministers wanted more time to make a decision, and they felt the timing was wrong, insiders indicated.
So far, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his Cabinets have been against apologizing for the Netherlands’ history of slavery. In June, the Cabinet decided not to make the gesture at the annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery, on Keti Koti. The Ministers wanted more time to make a decision, and they felt the timing was wrong, insiders indicated.
During a visit to Suriname last month, Rutte said that 2023 would be dominated by recognition of the suffering slavery caused.
During a visit to Suriname last month, Rutte said that 2023 would be dominated by recognition of the suffering slavery caused.
Incidentally, several parties in parliament deliberately decided not to attend the working visit to Suriname, Curacao, and Bonaire. That included Rutte’s VVD and far-right parties PVV and JA21.
Incidentally, several parties in parliament deliberately decided not to attend the working visit to Suriname, Curacao, and Bonaire. That included Rutte’s VVD and far-right parties PVV and JA21.
The Dutch municipalities of Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Rotterdam, the Dutch central bank DNB, ABN Amro, and the province of Noord-Holland have apologized for their role in the Netherlands’ history of slavery. The Hague is currently considering such an apology.
The Dutch municipalities of Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Rotterdam, the Dutch central bank DNB, ABN Amro, and the province of Noord-Holland have apologized for their role in the Netherlands’ history of slavery. The Hague is currently considering such an apology.
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