Nicole Immler held a lecture at the conference ‘Violent Democracies. Colonial violence on trial – how otherness blinds human rights regimes.’
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Historical redress through dialogue: grassroots can change the national conversation about Dutch slavery
Nicole Immler & Niké Wentholt
In the absence of a coordinated national political response, grassroots and civic initiatives can play a key role in pushing for recognition and justice for the colonial past. Nicole Immler and Niké Wentholt, from the University of Humanistic Studies Utrecht, draw on the example of the Keti Koti Dialogue Tables in the Netherlands to show how such initiatives can contribute to breaking down cycles of denial, acknowledgment of the systemic nature of historical injustices and transforming citizens’ engagement with the colonial past.
Lees verder21/03/2023 – 70 Jahre Luxemburger Abkommen International Conference ‘Wiedergutmachung: Auseinandersetzung – Entschädigung – Verantwortung’, Berlin.
The conference Wiedergutmachung: Auseinandersetzung – Entschädigung – Verantwortung in Berlin discussed the legacy of the German reparation program; 70 years after the signing of the Luxembourg Agreement (1952)which, signed by Israel, the Jewish Claims Conference and Germany, forms the basis for all future compensation schemes for atrocities of National-Socialism. While the ‘Wiedergutmachung’ is considered often as model in […]
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Opinion piece on how ruling of ‘statute of limitations’ is misplaced in the case of institutional suffering
05/04/2023 ‘Verjaring beschermt foute instituties’ – NRC
Naomi Ormskerk and Nicole Immler published an opinion piece in reaction to the ruling in a claim brought to the court by women who had suffered institutional abuse within a religious institution. Thousands of girls were forced to perform hard labor in Catholic ‘charitable institutions.’ The ruling of ‘statute of limitations’ is misplaced in this case of institutional suffering.
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How Tort Can Address Historical Injustice
Can you address historical injustice via civil court procedures and why could this be important? In this article Niké Wentholt and Nicole Immler explore the role civil courts could play in facilitating the slavery justice movement.
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Rethinking post-colonial recognition from a multi-voiced perspective
Nicole Immler on The Netherlands-Indies and rethinking post-colonial recognition from a multi-voiced perspective. She argues that in the communication of pain, language matters.
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Hoe je excuses aanbiedt voor historisch onrecht
28/11/2022 ‘Een historisch excuus aanbieden, hoe doe je dat? Deze vijf zaken kunnen het maken of breken’ – Trouw
Nicole Immler in Trouw on how to offer apologies for historical injustices. Rianne Oosterom writes about the debate surrounding apologies for the history of slavery and asks how it can be done properly. Professor Nicole Immler often observes the same mistakes being made when offering apologies for historical injustices.
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Reconstructing how their history became our history
12/11/2022 ‘Hoe de discussie over het slavernijverleden van de brievenrubriek naar de voorpagina verschoof’ – Trouw
In this article, Rianne Oosterom reconstructs how the Dutch slavery past moved from the letters page (with a letter from Volkskrant reader Roy Kaikusi Groenberg) to the front page of the public debate. Recently, the Dutch cabinet announced that it will offer formal apologies for the role of The Netherlands in the slavery past. Nicole Immler provided Oosterom with commentary on this decision.
Lees verder23/09/2022 – Symposium ‘Historical truth and accountability in the post-colonial state’ at Ghent University
The symposium was organised by Prof. Dr. Tine Destrooper, Justice Visions – Human Rights Centre (Ghent University) and Dr. Cira Palli-Aspero, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University to share insights and reflect on accountability for and recognition of (post-)colonial violence and its effects onsociety today. Nicole Immler and Niké Wentholt presented and participated in the rich […]
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De (Dia)Logics van Herkenning en Herstel. Het belang van geschiedenis voor rechtvaardigheid
Nicole Immler’s inaugural lecture on the (dia)logics of recognition and restoration. She discussed the importance of history for justice.
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