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  1. Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen re-elected for CEDAW Committee

    On June 7, 2024, the election took place for 11 new members of Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination ...

    News item | 10-06-2024 | 09:45

  2. Foreign minister Hanke Bruins Slot to open conference on conflict-related sexual violence

    From Tuesday 26 March to Thursday 28 March 2024, the Netherlands and the UN are hosting the International Conference of ...

    News item | 26-03-2024 | 11:11

  3. Hülya Gülbahar receives Human Rights Tulip

    The 2023 Human Rights Tulip has been awarded to Hülya Gülbahar, a feminist attorney from Türkiye and founder of the Equality ...

    News item | 14-12-2023 | 19:28

  4. Human Rights Tulip 2023: top three candidates

    Ten candidates were shortlisted for this year’s Human Rights Tulip, a prize awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs each year ...

    News item | 01-12-2023 | 12:25

  5. European Union (EU) imposes further sanctions on Syrian regime

    On 24 April 2023 the European Union (EU), at the initiative of the Netherlands and other member states, adopted additional ...

    News item | 24-04-2023 | 10:54

  6. Viasna Human Rights Center wins Human Rights Tulip 2022

    The Human Rights Tulip for 2022 is awarded to the Viasna Human Rights Center in Belarus. Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke ...

    News item | 08-12-2022 | 17:24

  7. Human Rights Tulip 2022: top three candidates

    There are three candidates left in the running for the Human Rights Tulip 2022, the prize awarded by the Ministry of Foreign ...

    News item | 28-11-2022 | 09:36

  8. Feminist foreign policy explained

    The Netherlands is keen to reduce inequality and to achieve gender and LBGTIQ+ equality all over the world, so the Ministry of ...

    News item | 18-11-2022 | 13:13

  9. Take part in Human Rights Week

    In 2022 a new Dutch initiative is being launched: Human Rights Week will take place from 5 to 10 December. What are human rights? ...

    News item | 08-11-2022 | 09:48

  10. Human Rights Tulip 2022: this is the shortlist

    Each year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards a human rights defender somewhere in the world a prize: the Human Rights Tulip. ...

    News item | 21-10-2022 | 09:27

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