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Belgium's racism history is heavily rooted in its brutal colonization of the Congo (1885–1960). King Leopold II's regime utilized forced labor, mutilation, and systemic violence, causing millions of deaths. Today, this legacy manifests as systemic discrimination and racial profiling, which the UN has identified as endemic across Belgian institutions. [1, 2, 3, 4] Key historical and contemporary pillars of this issue include: •The Congo Free State (1885–1908): King Leopold II claimed the Congo as his personal property, enforcing quotas for rubber and ivory. Failure to meet quotas often resulted in severed hands or death, generating immense wealth for Belgium at the cost of an estimated 10 million Congolese lives. share.google/jKl5kwqfY6uffgR…

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