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The Netherlands: Senate approves new anti-terrorism laws

Nov 17, 2006

On 14 November, the Dutch Senate adopted two bills on counter-terrorism. The first law will give law enforcement agencies greater investigative powers such as surveillance, infiltration and wiretapping. The second law will prohibit organizations on the UN or EU...

Netherlands: Parliament passes new anti-terrorism bill

Jun 16, 2006

On 23 May, the House of Representatives adopted a bill on the Expansion of Competencies in Criminal Investigation and Prosecution. The bill, introduced with other anti-terrorism legislation, permits the use by investigating authorities of special surveillance powers...

Netherlands: Non-refoulement principle challenged before European Court

Dec 8, 2005

In a joint intervention before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Governments of UK, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovakia have urged the Court to reconsider an earlier ruling (Chahal case), which affirmed the obligation of states not to transfer persons...

Netherlands-Equal Treatment Act (2004)

Sep 9, 2004

Netherlands-Equal Treatment Act-2004-eng

Communication No 190/2001: Netherlands, CAT/C/30/D/190/2001, K.S.Y. v Netherlands, May 26, 2003

May 26, 2003

(The complainant is a citizen of Iran, born on 23 August 1950, whose application for refugee status was rejected in the Netherlands) 7.3 Concerning the alleged difficulties faced by the complainant because of his sexual orientation, the Committee notes a number of...