Commission mandate expands to include Forest Finns

Parliament called on the government to recognize the forced separation and discriminatory treatment of mixed-race children in the Belgian Congo. The resolution laid groundwork for a later apology...

Parliament mandated an inquiry into Norwegianization and injustices against Sámi, Kven/Norwegian Finns and, initially, Kvens. The process aimed to document state policy and its consequences and to...

President Macron acknowledged that Maurice Audin died under torture by the French army and that the French state operated a system that enabled enforced disappearances during the Algerian War. This...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter to King Felipe VI and Pope Francis asking for an apology for abuses against Indigenous peoples during the conquest. The request triggered a...

Prime Minister Charles Michel apologized on behalf of the Belgian state for separating mixed-race children from their Congolese mothers and placing many in institutions. The apology addressed a...

The government agreed to move toward appointing a truth and reconciliation commission and to prepare its mandate in cooperation with the Sámi Parliament and Skolt Sámi Siida Council. This marked a...

The government appointed an inquiry into historical abuses and assimilation of Tornedalians, Kvens and Lantalaiset. It was tasked with documenting state policy and its consequences and proposing...

In a letter marking 60 years of Congolese independence, King Philippe expressed deepest regrets for acts of violence and suffering during Belgian rule. He did not issue a formal apology, and Congolese...

The Prime Minister’s Office established the project preparing the commission and its mandate. The process followed a Sámi Parliament initiative and required cooperation with Sámi representative...

The House of Representatives created a special commission to examine Belgium’s colonial history in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi and consider how to address its consequences. The commission became a forum...