Charges Dropped Against Man Who Kept Family Isolated
Prosecutors say the father of nine is too ill after a stroke to be tried on charges that included sexually abusing two of his children.
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Netherlands
Health Minister Condemns Blast at Dutch Virus Test Center
A blast caused by a “homemade device” smashed windows at a coronavirus testing center in a small Dutch town early Wednesday, police said. Nobody was hurt in the explosion, which was condemned by the government and health officials.
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‘Virtual Unfolding’ Used to Read Unopened Renaissance Letters
When a French lawyer sent a letter to his cousin in the Netherlands 300 years ago, he folded the letter to deter anyone from reading it. That didn’t stop a group of researchers in the year 2021.
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Dutch Appeals Court Upholds Coronavirus-Minded Curfew
Friday’s emergency ruling was one of the most-watched judicial events in the Netherlands, with more than 20,000 people watching a live stream of the hearing.
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Netherlands Lashes Out Against ‘Genocide’ of Uighur People in China
China, for its part, denies reports that at least 1 million Muslims are being held against their will in a remote region of country where they are subjected to torture, forced labor and sterilization.
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Dutch Curfew Debated in Court as Lawmakers Push to Enshrine It
An appeal over a temporary curfew struck down just days before was heard Friday as the Dutch Senate debated legislation to preserve the nightly stay-at-home order.
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Dutch Opposition Lawmakers Back New Coronavirus Curfew Law
Key Dutch opposition parties expressed support Thursday for hastily drawn-up legislation underpinning the country’s coronavirus curfew after a judge ordered the measure scrapped earlier this week.
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Dutch Gov’t Appeals Court Order to Scrap Coronavirus Curfew
A Dutch court ordered the government Tuesday to end the curfew it imposed last month to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, saying the ruling coalition was not entitled to use emergency powers to enforce the restrictive measure.
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Skating-Crazy Dutch Defy Pandemic by Taking to Outdoor Ice
A deep winter freeze gripping the Netherlands is reawakening the national obsession with skating on frozen canals.
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Dutch Government Halts Overseas Adoptions After Criticism
The Dutch government suspended adoptions from foreign countries Monday after an investigative committee report criticized past ruling coalitions for being “too passive” in the face of years of reported abuses including impoverished mothers being coerced into putting up their children for adoption.
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Russia Asks Dutch High Court to Toss $50B Award for Oil Shareholders
The Russian Federation faced off against former shareholders of oil giant Yukos on Friday in the latest chapter of a 15-year legal saga over the company’s taking of shares.
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Dutch Politicians Condemn Weekend Rioting as Curfew Started
Politicians and local leaders on Monday condemned rioters who clashed with police in about 10 towns and cities across the Netherlands a day earlier, on the second night of a coronavirus curfew.
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Rights Court Balks at Off-Limits Witnesses in Dutch Trial
Vahap Keskin should have been allowed to cross-examine the witnesses who testified against him at his trial in absentia, according to the ECHR.
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Child Welfare Scandal Topples Dutch Government
The Dutch cabinet has resigned following the release of a reporting condemning the government for its role in a child care benefits scandal.
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Netherlands Violated Child’s Right to Nationality: UN Committee
The Netherlands violated a child’s rights by failing to acknowledge that he was stateless and eligible for international protection, a U.N. committee found Tuesday, urging the country to change its legislation.
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Shell Denies Climate Change Liability as Extraordinary Proceedings Come to Close
A group of environmental groups wrapped up two weeks of hearings on Thursday in a unique case that could force the oil giant Shell to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Dutch Committee Issues Scathing Report Into Benefit System
A Dutch parliamentary commission issued a damning report Thursday into a scandal in which thousands of parents were wrongly labeled fraudsters by government officials assessing claims for child benefit payments.
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Dutch Court Refuses to Return Painting to Jewish Heirs
A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a restitution case brought by heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned a painting by Wassily Kandinsky that was bought by the city of Amsterdam at an auction in 1940.
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Dutch Court Calls for Criminal Probe Into Former ING CEO
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into the former CEO of ING bank, Ralph Hamers, for his role in a money laundering scandal that led to a huge settlement in 2018.
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Explosion Damages Polish Store Near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 Days
An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days.
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