Member for

12 years 5 months
Year
Report data for country
Cases Prosecuted
114
Cases Recorded by Police
3292
Explanation to the total figures recorded
Figures reported to ODIHR and presented here include hate speech and discrimination offences (or “basic forms of discrimination”) as well as hate crimes (“common offences with a discriminatory motive”).
NGO
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Turks Forum-Netherlands reported one murder, one case of arson against a Turkish store and one physical assault against a disabled teenage girl wearing a headscarf.

Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Centre for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) reported anti-Semitic incidents including four physical assaults, two threats, one case of damage to property and three cases of desecration to synagogues or cemeteries.

Bias Motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Turks Forum-Netherlands reported one case of desecration of a mosque and one case of arson against a mosque.

Bias Motivation
Description Type
Reports
Organization Report

The Netherlands Transgender Network reported a case of threats and vandalism against a transgender couple. Swastikas were painted on their mailbox.

Bias Motivation
IGO
Organization Name
Description Type
Developments
Source
Universal Periodic Review
Organization Report

The UN Human Rights Council, in its Universal Periodic Review, encouraged the Netherlands to develop a system of recording statistical data on hate crimes based on the most common types of offences, and of adequate training for law enforcement and legal professionals on the importance of recognizing bias motive as an aggravating circumstance.

ODIHR Recommendations

ODIHR observes that the Netherlands has not periodically reported the number of hate crimes recorded by police to ODIHR.