King Willem-Alexander asks for patience regarding slavery past apology

King Willem-Alexander asks for patience regarding slavery past apology

27 apr 2023 om 12:24Update: 33 minuten geleden Descendants of enslaved people asked King Willem-Alexander on Thursday whether he would apologize for the slavery past on behalf of the royal family. For the time being, Willem-Alexander asks for patience: he first wants to wait for an independent investigation. On behalf of the government, which also … Read more

“Minneapolis settles with Black residents over excessive mistreatment by Derek Chauvin, the former agent responsible for George Floyd’s death”

“Minneapolis settles with Black residents over excessive mistreatment by Derek Chauvin, the former agent responsible for George Floyd’s death”

14 apr 2023 om 06:54Update: 43 minuten geleden The American city of Minneapolis reached a settlement with two black residents on Thursday. They would have been excessively mistreated by Derek Chauvin, the former agent who is also responsible for the death of George Floyd. The cases were brought by John Pope Jr. and Zoya Code. … Read more

New York pays victims of police brutality at George Floyd protest millions | Abroad

New York pays victims of police brutality at George Floyd protest millions |  Abroad

02 mrt 2023 om 23:08 New York will pay millions of dollars to hundreds of protesters who suffered excessive police brutality during a demonstration due to the death of George Floyd in 2020. This was decided on Thursday following multiple lawsuits against police brutality. The demonstrators were arrested and held for hours. After the police … Read more

Women more often have complaints after corona shot: ‘Must be taken seriously’ | Science

Women more often have complaints after corona shot: ‘Must be taken seriously’ |  Science

11 feb 2023 om 11:46Update: een uur geleden It is logical that women had side effects much more often after a corona vaccination, because they have a more active immune system than men. But we should have taken women’s complaints more seriously, says professor of sex and gender-sensitive medicine Sabine Oertelt. In women, the risk … Read more

New supervision of algorithms should sideline discriminating computers | Tech

New supervision of algorithms should sideline discriminating computers |  Tech

16 jan 2023 om 17:47Update: 8 minuten geleden From now on, the privacy watchdog Authority for Personal Data (AP) also assesses algorithms at organizations and companies. This is important, because they can be used, for example, for job applications or to provide mortgages. The new supervision must, among other things, tackle discrimination by computers. In … Read more

Organizations: ‘King’s Speech Sets Groundwork for Slavery Commemoration Year’ | inland

Organizations: ‘King’s Speech Sets Groundwork for Slavery Commemoration Year’ |  inland

Door Robbert Blokland en Afran Groenewoud 25 dec 2022 om 15:50Update: 7 minuten geleden The words that King Willem-Alexander dedicated in his Christmas address to the past of Dutch slavery, the upcoming year of commemoration and the apology that the government offered were well received by various interest groups. In his Christmas speech, the King … Read more

Go to Suriname this week to discuss apologies for past slavery | Abroad

Go to Suriname this week to discuss apologies for past slavery |  Abroad

Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag will travel to Suriname this week, her ministry confirms to NU.nl after reports from The Telegraph. His visit is due to dissatisfaction with the way Holland wants to apologize for his past in slavery. In Suriname, the minister will start talks with the government of Suriname and civil … Read more

VU must prove anti-cheat software did not discriminate against black students | Technician

VU must prove anti-cheat software did not discriminate against black students |  Technician

VU University Amsterdam (VU) must prove that its anti-fraud software did not discriminate against a female student because of her dark skin colour. It made it sufficiently plausible that this was indeed the case. This is what the Institute for Human Rights affirms in an interlocutory opinion on the complaint that the student had presented … Read more

Is the pregnant Soundos El Ahmadi discriminated against or rightly protected? † Child & Family

Is the pregnant Soundos El Ahmadi discriminated against or rightly protected?  †  Child & Family

83 reacties 02 jun 2022 om 20:25Update: 2 minuten geleden It probably wasn’t the announcement Soundos El Ahmadi had hoped for: Wednesday, the actress said she missed a role after telling the production company she was pregnant. It invokes the Working Conditions Act. When does your employer protect you and when is it common pregnancy … Read more