THE HAGUE - The House of Representatives Committee for Home Affairs will pay a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire and Suriname from August 13 to 22. The purpose of the visit is to talk to organizations about the Dutch slavery past and to what extent this affects the current relationships.
The visit follows on from the two roundtable discussions that the committee held earlier this year, in which organizations involved in the history of slavery in the European Netherlands took part. In this way the committee is preparing for the debate with the government about the report of the Dialogue Group on Slavery History. This will take place later this year after the government has taken a position on the findings and recommendations.
The Home Affairs Committee has also rejected a proposal from the Kingdom Relations Committee. The latter wants to investigate how other countries deal with their colonial past and whether or not they have apologized and possibly made reparations. “The committee thanks the Kingdom Relations Committee for their offer, but will not make use of this offer.”