Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:economic_exploitation
gptkb:colonialism environmental degradation human rights violations economic imperialism moral outrage rubber trade legacy of colonialism |
| gptkbp:highlights |
gptkb:historical_accounts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Congo Free State Abuses
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:educational_curricula
gptkb:public_opinion gptkb:international_law social justice movements colonial policies modern human rights movements global human rights discourse |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:King_Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:military gptkb:corruption exploitation of resources child labor land dispossession exploitation of labor forced labor systematic oppression systematic killings public executions systematic discrimination severe punishments systematic abuse economic exploitation of women extraction of ivory violence against local populations |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
human rights activists
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| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:NGOs
gptkb:documentaries gptkb:Missionaries_of_Charity historical societies books and articles historical documentaries historical researchers |
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association international outrage increased activism changes in public policy calls for reparations increased awareness of human rights historical memory debates increased scrutiny of colonial practices Belgian government takeover apologies from Belgium |
| gptkbp:occurs_in |
gptkb:late_19th_century
gptkb:Congo_Free_State |
| gptkbp:reported_by |
gptkb:Journalist
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
commemorative events
millions of deaths humanitarian crises long-term trauma displacement of communities social disruption loss of cultural heritage cultural erasure calls for historical accountability scholarship on colonialism political changes in Belgium |
| gptkbp:sparked |
gptkb:academic_research
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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