Government appoints a parliamentary group to assess Sámi recommendations

Parliament formally expressed its deepest regret for abuses caused by Norwegianization against Sámi, Kven/Norwegian Finns and Forest Finns. It also adopted 16 further resolutions on language,...

The Brussels Court of Appeal held the Belgian state responsible for the systematic separation of five women from their Congolese mothers and ordered compensation. The judgment reinforced that the 2019...

On Namibia’s first Genocide Remembrance Day, Germany’s government said its 2021 position remained that it wished to ask Namibia and descendants for forgiveness. The wording underscores that the 2021...

After the commission requested more time, the government extended its mandate to 1 October 2026. The change delayed the final reckoning and recommendations; it did not include an interim apology...

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized in Nuuk to women harmed by a Danish birth-control campaign, while Greenland’s premier also apologized for the local government’s role. The case concerns...

The report was delivered to the Finnish Government, Sámi Parliament and Skolt Sámi Siida Council. It examined historical and current discrimination, state assimilation and rights violations and...

Following the final report, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Finland must issue an apology for discrimination experienced by Sámi people. This was a prime ministerial call for a future state...

The commission presented an interim volume documenting consequences of Swedish policy toward Sámi people. The research contributed to the public record before the final report and apology...

The final report documented harms from Swedish policy and recommended an official apology, compensation and other measures. This was a commission recommendation to the state, not an apology already...

At presentation of an independent study into the royal house and colonial history, Willem-Alexander acknowledged continuing pain and discrimination linked to slavery. This royal statement addressed...