For years, Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices in Greenlandic girls and women without their consent, part of a painful legacy of mistreatment.
Tag: Colonization
Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His Hometown
An effort to have a statue of Marcel Bigeard removed has reignited the debate over how the colonial past should be remembered.
Hudson’s Bay Stores to Close in Canada
Bargain hunters picked over what was left at the Hudson’s Bay Company’s remaining stores, part of a vast empire that was North America’s oldest company.
Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block
Jewels and holy relics were set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. The Indian government said the collection wasn’t theirs to sell.
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.
France Acknowledges Devastating Effect of Debt Imposed on Haiti for Freedom
After two centuries, a contrite tone from President Emmanuel Macron, though no talk of reparations for French actions that thwarted the development of its former colony.
Greenland Races Into New Era Without Losing Grip on Inuit Traditions
Amid dizzying changes caused by a warming climate and global attention, Greenlanders don’t want to have to choose between embracing the future and honoring their heritage.
5 Women Win Reparations From Belgium for Crimes Under Colonial Rule
In a landmark case, a court ruled that the women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were taken from their parents in Belgian Congo, were victims of a crime against humanity.
80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery.
Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say
Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.