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The Congo Free State's own Commission of Inquiry reported on 30 October 1905 on ill-treatment of the people of the Congo.
30 Oct 1905
Report of the Commission of Inquiry (1905). The Congo Free State’s own Commission of Inquiry reported on 30 October 1905 on ill-treatment of the people of the Congo.
7 Mar 2024
Findings of the experts to the Belgian Chamber’s colonial past commission (2024) disputes a finding of Report of the Commission of Inquiry (1905).
English: the experts write that the report presents the mutilations as customary habits, justifies punishments as necessary and adopts a racist view of African inferiority.
According to Findings of the experts to the Belgian Chamber’s colonial past commission (2024). This is one side’s account, not established fact.
Each side is quoted in its own words. Whether a finding holds is not decided here.
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