The United Nations first observed the annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The date created a recurring platform for memorialization and...
A French law established annual commemorations of the abolition of slavery in specified overseas territories and a national memorial framework. The law made public remembrance a matter of state...
The Council of State supported a proposal to let descendants change surnames imposed during slavery without the usual fees. The policy recognizes that names can carry the continuing imprint of...
Descendants could apply to change surnames linked to enslavers without paying the normal administrative fee. The measure addressed a concrete legacy of imposed naming, but did not establish collective...
At the national commemoration of slavery’s abolition, King Willem-Alexander apologized for the inaction of the House of Orange-Nassau against slavery and asked forgiveness. The speech added a royal...
