Documents - Human rights

1. Joint Statement from the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the Situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

   Belgium, Denmark, the European Union, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United ...

   Diplomatic statement | 05-03-2026

2. UN Fact Finding Mission report on El Fasher: Sudan Core Group foreign ministers’ statement

   Statement from the foreign ministers of the Sudan Core Group on the UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) report on El Fasher.

   Diplomatic statement | 26-02-2026

3. Statement by Minister Van Weel of Foreign Affairs on the situation in Iran

   Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs David van Weel on the situation in Iran, 12 January 2026.

   Diplomatic statement | 12-01-2026

4. Speech by Human Rights Ambassador Wim Geerts at the Human Rights Tulip 2025 award ceremony

   Speech by Wim Geerts, Human Rights Ambassador, at the Human Rights Tulip 2025 award ceremony. The Hague, 10 December 2025.

   Speech | 10-12-2025

5. 2024 - Annual report on international human rights proceedings

   This 2024 report on international human rights proceedings contains summaries of all the judgments and decisions handed down in ...

   Report | 29-09-2025

6. Joint Statement on International LGBTQI+ Pride Day 2025

   On International LGBTQI+ Pride Day 2025, we, the Foreign Ministers of Spain, Colombia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape ...

   Diplomatic statement | 28-06-2025

7. Declaration of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

   We are deeply concerned by recent legislative and constitutional amendments infringing on the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ ...

   Diplomatic statement | 27-05-2025

8. Speech by Human Rights Ambassador Wim Geerts at Movies that Matter Festival

   Speech by Human Rights Ambassador Wim Geerts at the Activist Night of the Movies that Matter Festival on 25 March in The Hague.

   Speech | 26-03-2025

9. Joint statement on the first anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death

   Joint Statement on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death and the situation of human rights defenders in Russia.

   Diplomatic statement | 16-02-2025

10. Joint Statement by Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the decision of the International Court of Justice to grant an extension of the time limit for the submission of their Memorial

    20 December 2024, The Hague The International Court of Justice granted Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands an extension of ...

    Diplomatic statement | 20-12-2024