Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial massacres
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Indonesian man forced to watch his father´s execution is among those who will get compensationAn Indonesian man forced to watch his father´s description execution by a Dutch soldier when he was 10 years old has spoken of his gratitude after a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch state to pay compensation to victims of colonial massacres in the 1940s.Andi Monji, 83, who travelled to the Netherlands to tell his story to the court, was awarded EUR10,000 (£9,000) while eight widows and three children of other executed men, mainly farmers, were awarded compensation of between EUR123.48 and EUR3,634 for loss of income. Related: Relatives of Dutch colonial victims in Indonesia to get day in court Continue reading...