Netherlands
The 2019 law bans full-face coverings in several designated public places, raising concerns about discrimination against Muslim women. The government uses its power to strip citizens with dual nationality of their Dutch passport if they join a terrorist group overseas. Authorities have ended a policy allowing unaccompanied undocumented children and children from asylum seeking families to seek permanent residency in the Netherlands after five years in the country. The government has yet to introduce promised legislation to simplify the process by which transgender adults could change their legal gender on their birth certificate.
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Refugees and MigrantsThis week, two European Union member states started to relocate to their territories dozens of unaccompanied migrant children from the Greek Aegean Islands. Several other member states have pledged in the past few weeks to contribute to what is an important effort of solidarity with Greece and respect for the rights of children in distress.
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The Long Arm of Justice
Lessons from Specialized War Crimes Units in France, Germany, and the Netherlands
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Controlling Bodies, Denying Identities
Human Rights Violations against Trans People in the Netherlands
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The Netherlands: Discrimination in the Name of Integration
Migrants’ Rights under the Integration Abroad Act
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News
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EU Solidarity on Migrant Children in Greece Could Change Lives
Dutch Government Should Welcome Unaccompanied Children from Greek Islands
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Dutch Ruling a Victory for Rights of the Poor
Court Orders Government to Stop Use of Welfare Surveillance Program
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New Revelations on Dutch Role in Deadly Iraq Attack
Netherlands Remained Silent Over Role in 2015 Airstrike For Four Years
