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ING discriminates against customers based on their ethnicity in transaction checks
The National Institute on Human Rigths (NIHR) ruled on 25 July 2024 that ING discriminated in checks for terrorist financing. The bank wrongfully froze customers’ accounts and asked them extra questions about transactions solely because of their surname or the inclusion of a so-called “non-Dutch-sounding” name in the description. This particularly greatly affected people of […]
KOZP and NLWB win objection case over Slochteren demonstration
Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) and Stichting Nederland Wordt Beter (NLWB) peacefully demonstrated on November 25, 2023 in Slochteren against the discriminatory parts of the Sinterklaas parade there. The mayor of Midden-Groningen had imposed several restrictions on this demonstration. The mayor had done so for fear of disorder. KOZP and NLWB found this fear unjustified […]
Residential travellers of The Hague in the Volkskrant
Due to discriminatory caravan policies, Sinti, Roma and Travellers in The Hague sometimes have to wait a lifetime for a pitch, according to the Volkskrant. In the Volkskrant article, one of the residents also says that his caravan camp was declared unlivable years ago. It is more common for caravan camps to be located in […]