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
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
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
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
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
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