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Surinamese People: Srefidensi! Show Them We Can Do It Ourselves
9 March 2026
The colonial era never fully ended, says Kathleen Ferrier, daughter of the first president of independent Suriname. To this day, the Netherlands looks to the country, wondering: what’s in it for us? But it’s also high time that the people of Suriname themselves recognise what they can offer the
Belgium Denounces Its Colonial Past, and the Netherlands Lags Behind
12 December 2022
For decades the Netherlands has been wrestling with its colonial past in Indonesia. Now there is a research report that shows that the armed forces used extreme, structural violence during the Indonesian independence struggle of 1945-1949. Belgium has also researched its colonial history but has tak
Netherlands Is Guilty of ‘Systemic Extreme Violence’ in Indonesia
17 February 2022
The Dutch army was guilty of systemic and extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence, more than seventy years ago. The Dutch government knew about this and did not intervene. That is the main conclusion of a large-scale scientific study launched in 2017.


