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September 19, 2020

Damascus slams Dutch legal action on rights record

The Syrian government lambasted the Netherlands on Saturday for launching a new bid through international bodies to hold it responsible for alleged gross human rights violations. A foreign ministry source quoted by state news agency SANA accused the Netherlands of…
September 18, 2020

Dutch justice minister fined for Covid breach

Dutch prosecutors said Friday they had fined the justice minister after he was pictured breaking coronavirus social distancing measures at his wedding. Ferd Grapperhaus, who sparked an outcry after being pictured standing close to dozens of people, must pay 390…
September 18, 2020

Dutch launch case against Syria over ‘horrific’ torture

The Netherlands on Friday launched a bid to hold Syria responsible under international law for “gross human rights violations”, in a case that could end up in the UN’s top court. The Dutch government said it was invoking the UN…
September 17, 2020

Dutch sex toy firm banned as football shirt sponsor

The Dutch football federation has blocked FC Emmen from having a sex toy company as a shirt sponsor, leaving the top-tier side “amazed and upset”. The Eredivisie team had signed a contract with EasyToys — which sells a range of…
September 17, 2020

Chemical weapons watchdog says examining Navalny samples

The global chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Thursday that it had sent experts to Germany to collect samples from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and that results of tests for Novichok poisoning were “forthcoming”. Berlin had formally requested its “technical assistance”…
September 16, 2020

ICC rejects appeal against Gaza raid probe

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against a decision not to probe Israel over a deadly raid on an aid flotilla to Gaza in 2010. Nine Turkish citizens died when Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara ship,…
September 16, 2020

US sanctions ‘ruining lives’, Iran tells UN court

Iran urged the UN’s top court on Wednesday to hear its bid to overturn US nuclear sanctions, saying they were destroying the Iranian economy and “ruining millions of lives”. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is hearing…
September 14, 2020

US urges world court to reject Iran sanctions case

The United States on Monday urged the UN’s top court to throw out a bid by Iran to lift sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, saying Tehran remained a “grave threat” to global security. Iran brought the claim to the…
September 14, 2020

Greenpeace contests Dutch bailout of KLM airline

Greenpeace Netherlands said Monday it will contest in court the Dutch government’s 3.4-billion-euro bailout of KLM over a lack of conditions requiring the airline to reduce its environmental impact. Governments around the world have stepped in to help airlines which…

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