Editing Atlantic slave trade (section)

====Netherlands====
At a UN conference on the Atlantic slave trade in 2001, the Dutch Minister for Urban Policy and Integration of Ethnic Minorities [[Roger van Boxtel]] said that the Netherlands "recognizes the grave injustices of the past." On 1 July 2013, at the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch West Indies, the Dutch government expressed "deep regret and remorse" for the involvement of the Netherlands in the Atlantic slave trade. The municipal government of Amsterdam, which co-owned the [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|colony of Surinam]], and [[De Nederlandsche Bank]], which was involved in slavery between 1814 and 1863, apologized for their involvement on 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2022, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college/burgemeester/speeches/toespraak-slavernijherdenking-2021/ |title=Toespraak slavernijherdenking 2021 |language=nl |trans-title=Slavery commemoration speech 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225210602/https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college/burgemeester/speeches/toespraak-slavernijherdenking-2021/ |archive-date=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnb.nl/over-ons/slavernijverleden-dnb/excuses-voor-betrokkenheid-en-maatregelen/ |title=Excuses voor betrokkenheid en maatregelen |language=nl |trans-title=Apologies for involvement and measures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712115543/https://www.dnb.nl/over-ons/slavernijverleden-dnb/excuses-voor-betrokkenheid-en-maatregelen/ |archive-date=12 July 2023}}</ref>

A formal apology on behalf of the Dutch government was issued by Prime Minister [[Mark Rutte]] in 2022 following a review by an advisory committee. Government ministers were sent to seven former colonies to reiterate the Dutch state's formal apology. Some activists continued to call for [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] to issue an apology.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=19 December 2022 |title=Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands' role in slave trade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/19/dutch-pm-apologises-for-netherlands-role-in-slave-trade |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224000453/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/19/dutch-pm-apologises-for-netherlands-role-in-slave-trade |archive-date=24 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2022/12/19/government-apologises-for-the-netherlands-role-in-the-history-of-slavery |title=Government apologises for the Netherlands' role in the history of slavery |website=[[Government of the Netherlands]] |date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515203249/https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2022/12/19/government-apologises-for-the-netherlands-role-in-the-history-of-slavery |archive-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>