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"With this return, we contribute to the restoration of historical injustice. These objects have great cultural and historical value for Indonesia. They should never have been in the Netherlands. We are now righting this wrong." #TeruggaveCultuur #Kolonialisme #DiamantVanBanjarmasin (translated)

"I grew up with a strong sense of injustice all around me," she said in December 2003 in an interview with the Volkskrant in Tanzania, her then-base as president of the Rwandan tribunal. "As a child of 4, I was told that I could not go to the beach to swim. I felt my parents' fear, saw how they were treated by the whites. I noticed that at school we received old books and desks, the cast-offs from the white schools." #NaviPillay #Mensenrechten #Apartheid (translated)

In his opinion article, Peter de Waard argues that the new capital gains tax is at risk of becoming a complex and unjust system, with risks of legal challenges and uneven tax burdens, and he advocates for simplification by restoring the old capital tax with adjusted rates. #vermogenswinstbelasting #belasting #financieelbeleid (translated)

Vala van den Boomen criticized the distinction between people who lost their lives and those who were murdered. She pointed out that Palestinians were also described as killed in the following paragraph and asked why different wording was used for that. Additionally, she asked whether it could only be discussed in the context of that day. According to her, the text should have remained with the first paragraph. #Verlies #Onrecht #Vrede (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt argued that the Netherlands should ask less about which ministers should resign and more about whether officials should be held accountable. According to him, a forced departure was often followed by a new position or severance pay, which meant that political responsibility could change into a career step. He cited Hugo de Jonge as an example. Von Kreyfelt stated that political incompetence or mistakes did not in themselves constitute a crime, but that willfully lying under oath, destroying documents, falsifying data, corruption, and deliberately acting unlawfully by officials should be independently investigated. A ministerial title should not provide protection against criminal investigation, according to him. He cited as examples the childcare benefits scandal, Groningen, and the COVID-19 period. He wrote that affected parents were treated as fraudsters and that after inquiries and promises in Groningen, accountability was lacking. He also stated that Rutte, De Jonge, and Grapperhaus had presented political choices during COVID as natural laws, dismissed criticism, and stretched fundamental rights. He emphasized that this did not mean they had committed criminal offenses; this should be investigated independently, according to him. Von Kreyfelt wrote that the Netherlands had had enough of inquiries and reports without consequences, while victims faded from view. Officials who broke the law and deliberately caused harm to society should be able to go to court just like other citizens, according to him. #rechtsstaat #politiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

Jan B. Hommel wrote that he normally did not share anything from GeenStijl, but this time he made an exception. He stated that the victims of the allowance scandal had still not been given justice and that Agaath Cleyndert had already found a lucrative job again. According to Hommel, thousands of documents had remained hidden and parents and children had suffered greatly. He expressed fierce anger and used derogatory language for those involved. He also stated that they should receive a minimal allowance and should be kept away from government positions. Hommel mentioned Pieter Omtzigt and Renske Leijten. #Toeslagenaffaire #Onrecht #MaatschappelijkeImpact (translated)

The truth commission for the Sami in Sweden is calling on the government to apologize and compensate for centuries of injustice against the Sami people, and emphasizes the need to protect their culture and rights from threats such as mining and 'green colonization.' #Sami #ZweedseRegering #Waarheidscommissie (translated)

In his column, Hubert Smeets criticizes the New Peace Movement and argues that it wrongly positions itself in the tradition of the old peace movement, while insufficiently addressing the complexity of contemporary conflicts and emphasizing the necessity of both diplomacy and social justice. #Vredesbeweging #Oorlog #Politiek (translated)