(Francisco Seco/AP, FILE)Bingi and four other biracial women are now suing the Belgian state for crimes against humanity, with the women seeking compensation of $55,000. In 1908, the country was renamed the Belgian Congo and ruled as a colony until 1960. As a biracial person, Bingi was designated a "mulatto" by the Belgian state, a group derided as "Sin Children." At the time, the Belgian state empowered the Catholic Church to evacuate children from the former colony. Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium's government for crimes against humanity originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 07, 2021 13:33 UTC