For the first time, an event dedicated to Belgian colonialism is being held in Baku, bringing together representatives, diplomats, and officials from Belgium’s former colonies, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi. The conference, attended by specialists in international law, historians, researchers, civil society activists, and experts on reparations from eight countries, focuses on one of the darkest and most neglected pages of global history, the crimes of Belgian colonialism and its lasting neocolonial legacy.

The discussions, organized within the framework of the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), shed light on the atrocities committed during Belgium’s colonial rule and emphasize the urgent need for reparations and international recognition. The Baku Initiative Group has taken the lead in raising these demands to the global level, calling for the establishment of mechanisms within international law to ensure accountability and justice for the victims of colonialism.

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