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Dutch king apologizes for the monarchy's role in global slave trade

"I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul," King Willem-Alexander said at a ceremony marking 160 years since the end of slavery in the Netherlands.

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Dutch king apologises for country’s historical involvement in slavery

On day to remember 160th anniversary of abolition of slavery in Netherlands, Willem-Alexander says racism is still a problem

The Guardian - UK

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for colonial-era slavery

Monarch of the Netherlands asks for ‘forgiveness’ for his nation’s colonial past, saying he felt a ‘moral duty to act’.

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Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery

AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology on Saturday for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected.

Bangkok Post

Dutch King formally apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

France 24

The Dutch king will deliver a speech at an event on the anniversary of slavery's end in its colonies

Dutch King Willem-Alexander will deliver a speech to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery

The Independent UK

Human traffickers will ‘thrive’ while victims ‘invisible’ under Illegal Migration Bill, Rishi Sunak warned

The bill could ‘open up exploitation to a lot more severity then it is now’, a trafficking survivor warns

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First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

A nine-member task force in the US has published a 1,075-page report identifying ways to redress the harms of slavery.

Al Jazeera

California’s reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two years of deliberations, California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday is sending its final report and recommendations to the state Capitol, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will ultimately decide how the state should atone for slavery.

Los Angeles Times

India's sugar cane industry prioritises profits over workers' welfare

With a record-breaking 30 million tonnes of sugar produced last year, India recently became the world's largest sugar producer, surpassing Brazil. But at what cost? Every year, from September to March, over 1.4 million Indian workers migrate internally, searching for work in sugar cane fields. The labourers are paid a…

France 24

Book bans led to "expunging" impeachment

Authoritarians don't just want to control the distant past, they feel entitled to erase events we all remember

Salon

Australia's hidden housing crisis: survivors of modern slavery have few safe places to turn

Australia is not immune to the rapidly growing global problem of modern slavery. In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an estimated 41,000.

The Conversation

Commentary: Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on a ‘house divided’ speak to our current national discord

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse. We see dire prognostics about America’s future due to an array of…

Chicago Tribune

Historian says Labour worse than SNP in dealing with Scottish slave history

A HISTORIAN has accused Labour of contributing to Scotland’s “amnesia around slavery”, saying the party should not try to “politicise” the…

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Cyclist takes on own version of Tour de France for modern slavery victims

The cycle will take place from June 26 to June 30, days before the Tour de France.

Bristol Post

Police urge vigilance on cannabis farms which exploit victims and fuel crime

In 2022, 12,500 cannabis plants were seized from commercial cannabis farms across Avon and Somerset, worth an estimated £7 million in street value

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Ex-Giant Mark Herzlich working to end modern-day slavery

Retired New York Giants LB Mark Herzlich has joined the International Justice Mission in an effort to end modern-day slavery.

The Guardian - UK

Help Windrush children explore their shared history

Letters: Making links with the home country of your parents and grandparents is important for identity formation, writes Andrew P Smith, while Robin Cameron recommends the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool

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Editorial: Josh Hawley knows better about slavery and Juneteenth. But he just wants to fight

We’ve long since become accustomed to Sen. Josh Hawley’s online provocations. The Missouri Republican (or perhaps his staff) is a prolific poster, one who uses Twitter not to enlighten or inform his constituents but to start fights and stir up politically useful culture wars. For the most part, we prefer…

The Conversation

How the ancient Greeks kept ruthless narcissists from capturing their democracy – and what modern politics could learn from them

Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal society. It was almost perpetually at war, slavery was routine and women could only expect a low status in society.

The Conversation

African leaders in Sierra Leone played a key role in ending the transatlantic slave trade

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery. Founded in 1787 by a group of 400 black Britons from London, the colony ultimately became a refuge for…

The Guardian - UK

Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge explores founder’s slavery links

Historic and contemporary pieces interrogate city and university’s connections to colonialism

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Black Philadelphians are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — A new report from the District Attorney’s Office has concluded that the vestiges of slavery, redlining, and the War on Drugs are still present in Philadelphia’s legal system and disproportionately impacts Black communities.

Tribune News Service

Trump and DeSantis stay quiet on Juneteenth as long shot 2024 GOP candidates celebrate

Long shot Republican presidential candidates Sen. Tim Scott and Asa Hutchinson celebrated Juneteenth Monday as former President Donald Trump and the rest of the GOP field kept quiet about the national holiday marking the end of slavery.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch study reveals extent of wealth made via slavery from three past rulers

Report comes shortly before an expected apology from King Willem-Alexander in a speech in Amsterdam

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