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It was a privilege to represent Simone Ngalula, Monique Bitu Bingi, Léa Tavares Mujinga, Noëlle Verbeeken and Marie-José Loshi before the Brussels Court of Appeal, in the case concerning the treatment of children of mixed African and European descent during the Belgian colonial era.”

In its landmark judgment of 2 December 2024, the Court held that the facts qualified as crimes against humanity. This is a great day for the Rule of Law and for Belgium.

Many thanks to my colleagues Michele Hirsch, Sophie Colmant, Marta Duch Giménez, Jehosheba Bennett, Christophe Marchand, Justine Tixhon, and all those who assisted us.

More about the case on BBC News (in French).