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Ombudsman: confiscating tents and criminalising aid workers ‘not proper and inappropriate’
This morning, the Dutch National Ombudsman published the report “Forbidden to offer help?” (Verboden hulp te bieden?). The complaint filed by MiGreat and Doorbraak, assisted by lawyers from PILP, about the confiscation of tents and criminalisation of aid workers at the application centre of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) in […]
Sanctions protesting students withdrawn
In February 2024, Amsterdam University College (AUC) imposed far-reaching sanctions on six students for their alleged involvement in student protests about Palestine on campus. PILP assisted these students with their objections to these sanctions. Now, in response to these objections, AUC has informed the students that all sanctions have been withdrawn. This shows that standing […]
ARGOS broadcast on bank discrimination case
Muslims and people with names seen as “foreign” are discriminated against by banks, according to the National Coordinator against Discrimination and Racism. In February 2024, PILP and the anti-discrimination organisation Discrimination.nl started proceedings at the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, for and with three citizens who have been discriminated against by banks. PILP is pursuing […]