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Coverage dated October 13, 2021

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium seek reparation

Headline from Independent Tribune

BRUSSELS (AP) — Five biracial women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers and separated from their African roots

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  1. Independent Tribune

    Women taken from African mothers by Belgium seek reparation (opens Independent Tribune)

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    BRUSSELS (AP) — Five biracial women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers and separated from their African roots

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Women taken from African mothers by Belgium sue for crimes against humanity (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Five women taken away from their Black mothers when Congo was under Belgian colonial rule have sued Belgium for crimes against humanity.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Women taken from Congo sue Belgium over forced separations | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Five women born in Congo are taking the Belgian state to court for crimes against humanity. Authorities took them from their Black mothers as children, separating them from their roots.

  4. Tucson

    Women taken from mothers in Congo seek Belgian reparations (opens Tucson)

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    BRUSSELS (AP) — A court in Brussels has started considering a crimes against humanity lawsuit brought by five biracial women who were born in Congo and taken away from their

  5. France 24

    Children snatched from mothers in Congo by colonial Belgium seek compensation (opens France 24)

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    A court in Brussels has started considering a crimes against humanity lawsuit brought by five biracial women who were born in Congo and taken away from their Black mothers when they were little and t…

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