The Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery was established in 2007 with the adoption of General Assembly resolution 62/122. The Programme raises awareness of the history ...
Dutch settlers arrived in Manhattan. Now, officials are marking the milestone with an honest examination of the past ...
While Dutch museums have made reference to slavery in their collections, the exhibition organized in 2021 by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam set the tone for those that followed. The perception has ...
Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of the World” and curator of the exhibit “New York ... But the Dutch also established slavery in the region and contributed to the removal ...
UN Rights Chief Urges States to Act on Slavery Reparations By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for ...
It is currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum in an exhibition that ... Vlacke Bos” (Vlacke Bos is Dutch for Flatbush), serves to highlight the impact of slavery in and on Brooklyn ...
Maybe you have a newborn child? Quotes from enslaved African Americans as well as abolitionists and slave owners cover the walls of the exhibit, painting their fears and harsh realities.
April 16 (Reuters) - A United Nations forum on people of African descent opened on Tuesday with calls for extra funding to support its work and progress towards reparations for transatlantic ...
GENEVA, April 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called ... adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery atrocities. Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations ...