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The Working Group on Human Remains in Belgian Collections emerged from the HOME research project launched by the Royal Museum for Central Africa (AfricaMuseum). In 2018, the Minister of Federal Science Policy proposed the creation of a working group to study the legal framework for the restitution of human remains Homepage – Inha. The RMCA launched the HOME project to thoroughly evaluate the historical, scientific, and ethical background of human remains in Belgian collections The Special Collections of the INHA Library – Inha across seven institutions. A concrete measure included addressing requests such as an initial request for the restitution of Lusinga’s skull was subsequently made in writing in 2019 Homepage – Inha, though the collection of human skeletal material was transferred to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels in 1964 Colonial Collections | » Provenance research, indicating institutional complexity in restitution processes.
