Brussels monument to honor Belgian King Leopold II is reportedly set to be melted and made into a memorial for Congo victims. Experts have suggested creating an ‘open-air statue park’ instead of destroying the statue.  According to international media reports, the statue which is situated in Ostend, Belgium has garnered massive criticism for King Leopold II’s connection to thousands of Congo victims, who were murdered under the tyrannical rule of the European ruler. Historians have asked to instead relocate the historical monument to an open-air park, along with other ‘controversial’ figures of the past, especially the ones who have played a part in the global colonial past. In a report titled “decolonisation”, two scenarios have been presented to decolonize the Belgian capital of its colonial past. According to the approximately 256-page long report, the move is necessary in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests across Belgium, since 2020. According to a British daily, The Guardian, the Leopold II statue has become a “flashpoint for protestors” for protestors organizing demonstrations against racism. Australia fully reopens borders after two years of pandemic related closures 3 killed in warplane crash in Iran’s Tabriz Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is known for the … Continue reading Brussels monument to be made into memorial for Congo victims