A member of the Dutch cabinet delivered the government’s apology locally and opened discussion about what acknowledgment and redress should mean in Bonaire. The locally delivered statement is recorded separately because the Kingdom’s slavery histories and the responses of affected communities differ by island.
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Netherlands — Bonaire issued a comprehensive formal apology for all colonial harms on 19/12/2022.
This statement overstates the scope or legal nature of the documented act. A member of the Dutch cabinet delivered the government’s apology locally and opened discussion about what acknowledgment and redress should mean in Bonaire. The locally delivered statement is recorded separately because the Kingdom’s slavery histories and the responses of affected communities differ by island. Source: https://www.government.nl/documents/2023/07/04/speeches-by-the-king-and-members-of-the-government-on-the-netherlands-role-in-the-history-of-slavery