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Legal aid pilot project in Rotterdam-Zuid district begins
The legal aid pilot project in Rotterdam-Zuid city district, which began 1 December, is intended to offer quicker and better ...
Joint declaration on the 8 December Trials
From the Heads of Mission accredited to Suriname of France, Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom ...
Quicker end to marital captivity
Minister Dekker (for Legal Protection) is changing the law to allow marital captivity to be ended sooner. The amendments will ...
Dutch deployment in the Strait of Hormuz
To enhance maritime security in the Gulf region, from the end of January to the end of June 2020 the Netherlands will make a ...
The Netherlands takes a seat on the International Maritime Organization Council
During the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly, the Netherlands was elected to the IMO Council. For the next two ...
Decree on criminal suspects who refuse to cooperate with psychiatric evaluation takes effect
The so-called weigerende observandi decree pertaining to suspects of serious crimes who refuse to undergo pre-arraignment ...
Bill expanding victims' rights submitted to House of Representatives
If it is up to Sander Dekker, Minister for Legal Protection, persons in pre-trial detention on suspicion of having committed ...
The Netherlands supports Nigeria in tackling illegal migration
On Tuesday, Ankie Broekers-Knol, the Minister for Migration, reached agreements with Nigeria on tackling illegal migration. The ...
Campaign helps people who experience sexual violence to get help faster
1 in 5 women (22%) and 1 in 16 men (6%) in the Netherlands have experienced sexual violence. These are sexual acts that someone ...