Daily Historian on Instagram: "Belgian human rights violations in the Congo spanned over seven decades, beginning with King Leopold II's brutal personal rule of the Congo Free State from 1885-1908. The regime systematically exploited Congolese people through forced rubber production, with the Force Publique police routinely mutilating workers by cutting off hands and murdering those who failed to meet quotas. Historians estimate that killings, famine, and disease reduced Congo's population by be