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Coincidences in February 26th Berlin Conference, Congo talks
In Congo itself, humans were the least valued commodity, at the mercy of the worst European failures that Leopold gathered ...
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White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
Last Wednesday (May 18th) saw another repeat of the BBC documentary White King, Red Rubber, Black Death, on the Belgian TV channel Canvas.
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UN Rights Council Launches Inquiry into Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo
The creation of a commission of inquiry demonstrates growing international recognition of the need to address impunity for past abuses in eastern Congo, which has been fueling atrocities for decades.
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British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
A British sculptor has been chosen to make “an artistic intervention” to a divisive statue of the Belgian king ... of the Congo’s exploitation, including a severed hand and Leopold’s ...