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 […]

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 Now, in response to these objections, AUC has informed the students that all sanctions have been withdrawn.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 […]

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 […]

Today, Friday, April 5, 2024, Taubah faces the municipality of Veenendaal in a hearing at the Central Netherlands District Court. Taubah, a small mosque in Veenendaal, was the subject of a secret investigation into the local Islamic community. This research was commissioned by the municipality and conducted by the commercial research firm NTA. NTA has […]

Today, on April 3, 2024, a hearing took place at the District Court of The Hague in the case of Sinti, Roma and Travelers against the municipality of The Hague. The hearing began with a statement by one of the travelers in The Hague in which she explained how the policy of the municipality has […]

Municipality of The Hague in court over violation of human rights of travellers On April 3, 2024 at 09:30, the court hearing in the case against the municipality of The Hague concerning the violation of human rights of Sinti, Roma and travelers will take place. In the writ of summons, the travellers demand, among other […]

The Woonbond (‘Tenant Union’) intervenes in the lawsuit of landlords against the State regarding the “WOZ-cap”. Today, the court in The Hague has ruled that the Woonbond’s intervention in this case is allowed. The court determines that tenants and prospective home seekers in the Netherlands will experience consequences of rising rental prices if the WOZ-cap […]

The Dutch government’s policy of disconnecting children from drinking water in the event of non-payment is unlawful. The Dutch State and drinking water companies PWN and Dunea deliberately left open the possibility that children, through no fault of their own, find themselves in a situation with far too little access to drinking water. This is […]

On March 18 2024, the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) published their annual Rule of Law report. The rule of law in the EU continued to deteriorate in 2023, as governments further weakened legal and democratic checks and balances, according to this report. Restrictions on the right to peaceful protest have increased significantly, but […]