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Our Right to Protest Is a Right During the Pandemic

Anti-lockdown protests erupted in Austria, Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands. Some are fueled by politics, some by extremism.

#humanrightsundercorona , Hungary , Netherlands
February 04, 2021 • LibertiesEU
Civicus: Thousands Gather For BLM Protest In Belgium

Belgium has been without a fully functioning government since December 2018. In May 2019 a general election was held but as the political landscape is very fragmented the parties were not able to form a coalition (see previous update).

CIVICUS , CIVICUS Monitor , Netherlands , Belgium , NGO Rights
September 23, 2020 • LibertiesEU
NJCM responds to EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence

On the 14th of June, the NJCM (Netherlands Committee of Jurists for Human Rights) submitted a response to the European Commission’s White Paper on artificial intelligence (AI).

Artificial Intelligence , Netherlands
July 03, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Dutch Parliament Called to Investigate All Foreign Religious Interference

Four Islamic organisations have asked the Dutch Parliament to investigate unwanted foreign interference in all religions. At the moment, investigations are limited to mosques and Islamic organisations. According to...

religious freedom , extremism , Netherlands
February 26, 2020 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Majority in Dutch Parliament for Criminalising Humanitarian Missions at Sea

The People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the largest party in the Netherlands, wants to criminalise marine refugee and migrant rescue missions. After a call by the VVD, a small majority of parliamentarians...

asylum , Netherlands , Sea Rescue , Criminalise
July 09, 2019 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Can Human Rights Torpedo the Rise of Authoritarians?

2019 is set to be an exciting and challenging year. The European Parliament will hold elections, and Liberties will be touring Europe to share our new book giving insight on why populists appeal to voters and how we can reverse their success.

Populism , Poland , Hungary , France , Netherlands
December 27, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Dutch Church Holds Service for 800 Hours to Prevent Refugee Deportation

A church in the Netherlands has now been holding a service for more than 800 hours, to protect the Tamrazyans, an Armenian refugee family of five, from being deported. The Tamrazyans have been living in the...

migration , refugee , Deportation , Netherlands
November 29, 2018 • LibertiesEU
The Netherlands Outlines New EU Human Rights Sanctions

Ahead of a meeting of EU diplomats on Tuesday, the Dutch government has circulated a proposal on a new European Union sanction regime to punish people that attack human rights activists. The aim is to create an 'EU...

magnitsky act , Netherlands , human rights defenders , Attack on NGOs , European Union
November 20, 2018 • LibertiesEU
53 Dutch Cities Sign Declaration on 'Rainbow' Policy

These cities have signed a declaration of intent to further promote the safety, resilience and social acceptance of their LGBTI inhabitants.

Ministry of Education , Culture and Science , OCW , Netherlands , LGBTI , acceptance , Rainbow policy , Rainbow cities , declaration
October 30, 2018 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Netherlands Issues First Gender-Neutral Passport

The Netherlands has issued its first gender-neutral passport. Leonne Zeegers received a passport with the gender designation X, instead of M for man or V for woman. The 57-year-old was born male, but now identifies as...

Netherlands , intersex , LGBT , passport , citizenship
October 22, 2018 • LibertiesEU
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