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    The Dutch leader apologizes for the Netherlands' role in slave trade

    The Dutch prime minister's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.
    by The Associated Press Dec 20, 2022 3 minutes

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' role in slavery and the slave trade, in a speech welcomed by activists as historic but lacking in concrete plans for repair and reparations.

    "Today I apologize," Rutte said in a 20-minute speech that was greeted with silence by an invited audience at the National Archive

    Ahead of the speech, Waldo Koendjbiharie, a retiree who was born in Suriname but lived for years in the Netherlands,

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