Great Britain and the Netherlands say sorry. It is about forced adoptions. This means: Parents must give their child away. It happened in the past. In Great Britain, this was from 1949 to 1976. People took 185,000 babies from their mothers. The mothers were young. The mothers were not married.
Keir Starmer speaks in the parliament. The parliament is a group of leaders. He calls these events a big mistake. The church and the state pressured the mothers. Many mothers felt sad and alone. The state now gives 4 million pounds for help.
The Netherlands also say sorry. There were 15,000 cases between 1956 and 1984. Claudia van Bruggen speaks to the victims. She is a state secretary. She says this pain was wrong. Both countries help the people find their files and families.
