Saba votes for a direct constitutional link with the Netherlands

Thousands of Papuans gathered to discuss political status, rights, and the legacy of the 1969 Act of Free Choice. The congress provided a public forum for rejecting the process through which Indonesia...

The Second Papuan People’s Congress adopted a resolution calling for international review of the 1969 process and protection of Papuan political rights. This was a major public expression of...

A referendum produced support for Sint Maarten to become a country within the Kingdom. The vote initiated renewed constitutional negotiations, but the eventual status preserved Kingdom-level...

Law No. 21/2001 created a special autonomy framework for Papua after years of protest and conflict. Papuan leaders contested whether it delivered meaningful self-government; the law addressed the...

In a status referendum, voters favored a direct relationship with the Netherlands. The vote reflected dissatisfaction with the Netherlands Antilles arrangement, though the island’s later integration...

A referendum backed a separate country status within the Kingdom. This expressed a desire to leave the Netherlands Antilles structure while retaining Kingdom ties, a constitutional compromise rather...

Voters took part in an island referendum as the Netherlands Antilles’ constitutional structure was renegotiated. The varied island choices made clear that “self-determination” in the Dutch Caribbean...

The Court held Suriname responsible for failures to investigate the 1986 attack and for violations connected to displacement and community rights. The judgment recognized that state violence had...

The mini-conference’s final declaration provided for the three islands to become public bodies within the Netherlands, while Curaçao and Sint Maarten would become countries in the Kingdom. The...

The parties agreed on measures and criteria for Curaçao and Sint Maarten to become countries within the Kingdom. The settlement followed referenda and negotiations, while leaving the distribution of...