The Crime of the Congo
This work examines the systemic expropriation and violence perpetrated against the people of the Congo under the administration of King Leopold of Belgium. The text draws upon reports from international consuls, missionaries, and official commissions to document the human rights abuses occurring in the region.
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1909
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
181
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. How the Congo Free State Came to be Founded
- II. The Development of the Congo State
- III. The Working of the System
- IV. First Fruits of the System
- V. Further Fruits of the System
- VI. Voices from the Darkness
- VII. Consul Roger Casement’s Report
- VIII. King Leopold’s Commission and Its Report
- IX. The Congo After the Commission
- Some Catholic Testimony as to the Congo
- XI. The Evidence Up to Date
- XII. The Political Situation
- XIII. Some Congolese Apologies
- XIV. Solutions
- Note I—The Chicotte