Annual Report 2012
The state of the world's human rights

Netherlands

Human Rights in KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Europe: Choice and prejudice: a summary: Discrimination against ...
24 April 2012

Muslims across Europe belong to many different ethnic groups and follow diverse cultural, religious or traditional practices. They are discriminated against for ...

Report       EUR 01/002/2012

Europe: Choice and prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in ...
24 April 2012

Muslims across Europe belong to many different ethnic groups and follow diverse cultural, religious or traditional practices. They are discriminated against for ...

Report       EUR 01/001/2012

Halt ships of shame from the USA carrying weapons to Egypt ...
15 March 2012

A ship en route from the USA to Egypt is carrying arms which could be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights violations.

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Netherlands: Protecting human rights at home: Amnesty ...
28 November 2011

In this submission Amnesty International comments on the implementation of recommendations the Netherlands supported during its previous UPR in 2008. Amnesty ...

Report       EUR 35/001/2011

Court rules Netherlands responsible for three Srebrenica deaths ...
5 July 2011

A Dutch court ruling holds peacekeeping troops to account for the deaths of three men in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

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Court rules Netherlands responsible for three Srebrenica deaths ...
5 July 2011

The Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a local appeals court in ...

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Benelux agreement leaves Roma at risk of persecution in Kosovo ...
13 May 2011

Benelux must halt agreement which leaves Roma at risk of being forcibly returned.

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European states must stop forced returns to Iraq
10 November 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. European states must stop forced returns to Iraq. AI Index EUR 01/028/2010. 10 November 2010. ...

Public Statement       EUR 01/028/2010

Netherlands: Further information: Forced returns to Iraq deferred
4 November 2010

Authorities in the Netherlands have deferred the forcible return of a number of Iraqis on a flight scheduled to leave for Baghdad, Iraq, on 3 November 2010, following ...

Urgent Action       EUR 35/004/2010