A Belgian court has ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from their families during the colonial era in the Belgian Congo. The court ruled that the government's actions constituted a crime against humanity, leading to a successful legal case for compensation initiated by the women in 2021. The Belgian government had previously issued apologies for forced family separations affecting around 20,000 victims. Teljes cikk (bbc.com europe)