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For too long, the people of Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten have lived under the illusion of autonomy, but in our courts, in the place where justice is supposed to be blind and fair, we are still shackled. Judges and prosecutors from the Netherlands, people who do not share our culture, our language, or our lived experience, are sent to rule and judge over us.

These European Dutch officials are disconnected from the daily reality of island life. 

Worse, many carry generations of bias. A colonial mindset. A belief, deeply rooted and rarely questioned, that they are superior, and we are not.

For centuries, African heritage was devalued and criminalized by European systems. That legacy is not dead, it lives on in today’s courtroom decisions, in the double standards, in the racial bias, and in the selective pursuit of justice that continues to protect the privileged and punish the local.

Need proof?

• Local politicians are aggressively prosecuted during election seasons, conveniently swaying political outcomes.
• Dutch politicians and criminals, are often shielded see example Joran van der Sloot and the consequence of miscarage of justice alowed him to kill for the second time, other dutch individual criminals  sent quietly to the Netherlands or never fully held accountable.
• Cases involving locals vs. Europeans too often result in disproportionate outcomes, with locals punished harder, quicker, and more publicly.

This is not equality. This is not justice.
It’s time to break the chains.

We demand a judiciary that represents us, our people, our values, our voice. 

Local judges who live what we live. Local prosecutors who understand the complexities of our society and who don’t carry the shadow of colonial arrogance.

What We Demand

We, the undersigned, call on the governments of Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten, as well as the relevant judicial authorities, to:

• End the practice of appointing  Dutch Judges and prosecutors judges from the Netherlands to oversee our courts and cases.
• Create and implement a framework for training, appointing, and promoting qualified local judges and prosecutors.
• Ensure judicial independence and integrity, rooted in Caribbean values and informed by international standards, not Dutch politics.

Why It Matters

🛡️ Sovereignty: True justice cannot be imported. It must be born from within.
⚖️ Fairness: Only locals can truly understand the social, cultural, and economic contexts behind every case.
🗣️ Representation: Our communities deserve to be seen, heard, and judged by their own.
🔓 Liberation: Colonial justice is still colonialism. It's time to take control.

Take Action Now

✅ Sign this petition to demand change.
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✊ Support the movement for true judicial reform across the Dutch Caribbean.

Justice is not justice if it is imposed.

Let us decide our fate in our courts, with our people.

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