UN Human Rights Committee examines civil and political rights implementation in the Netherlands (23-07-2009)
GENEVA. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has examined the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Netherlands. In addition to the 4th periodic report of the Dutch government, a group of Dutch NGOs submitted a so-called shadow report and an addendum to this report to inform the Committee ...

Supreme Court of The Netherlands: conviction Van A. for supplying mustard gas to Saddam Hussein (06-07-2009)
THE HAGUE. On 30 June 2009 the Supreme Court of The Netherlands ruled that a businessman, Van A., had been rightfully charged an accessory to the violations of the laws and customs of war, resulting in killings and inflicting grievous bodily harm. The Supreme Court also ruled that a Dutch Court has jurisdiction to judge a case concerning crimin...

Amsterdam Court of Appeal orders the criminal prosecution of Member of Parliament Geert Wilders (22-01-2009)
AMSTERDAM. On 21 January 2009 the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam ordered the criminal prosecution of the Member of Parliament Geert Wilders for the incitement to hatred and discrimination based on his statements in various media about Muslims and their belief. In addition, the Court of Appeal considers criminal prosecution obvious for the insult o...

United Nations critical on human rights situation in Kingdom of the Netherlands (27-06-2008)
GENEVA. On Friday 18 April 2008 the UN-Human Rights Council (HRC) accepted unanimously a report with 31 recommendations for the improvement of the human rights situation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The recommendations are the result of the human rights examination (Universal Periodic Review) of the Dutch government on 15 April. The govern...

Human rights exam of the Netherlands completed, but not over yet… (26-06-2008)
GENEVA. On 11 June 2008 the recommendations of the UN-Human Rights Council (HRC) to the government of the Netherlands were adopted by consensus during the plenary session of the HRC. The recommendations are based on the human rights exam (Universal Periodic Review) taken by The Netherlands on 15 April 2008. In the plenary session NGOs had the ri...