Dutch involvement with slavery went hand-in-hand with the expansion of its colonial and trading interests across the globe in the 17th century.
Premier Mark Rutte acknowledges that the Dutch state enabled slavery and profited from it as advocates insist King Willem-Alexander should deliver the apology instead.
Amsterdam prepares to apologise for its role in slavery that built its massive wealth but ex-colonies in Caribbean region say apology must include compensation for the crimes the Dutch committed during their trans-Atlantic slave trade.
More than 150 years after it was officially outlawed, the US is still attempting to fully eliminate slavery through ballot initiatives and amend state constitutions allowing the practice as a form of punishment for a crime.
Events started on Friday and continued through Sunday featuring concerts at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, freedom walks in Galveston, Texas, and jazz music in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
"Four hundred years of discrimination has resulted in an enormous and persistent wealth gap between Black and white Americans," says 500-page report detailing US state’s role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans.
US university's decision follows a wide-ranging internal review of its role in slavery that showed Harvard staff enslaved more than 70 individuals and accepted donations from slave traders.
A leading bank in The Netherlands, ABN AMRO is gripped with the guilt of its predecessor companies financing and insuring the slave trade.
Protesters demonstrate against Kate Middleton and Prince William's arrival in Jamaica and demand monarchy pay reparations and apologise for their role in the slave trade in the ex-British colony.
In all, 1,715 lawmakers, who owned slaves, epresented more than 60 parties, including the Republican and Democratic parties.
Across both business and family, there is a cult of positivity. But experts think that naive optimism leaves people unprepared.
UN special rapporteur Obokata said about 1 percent of Sri Lankan children are involved in some type of child labor, most of it considered hazardous.
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