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Human Rights Ambassador
Joint statement with European colleagues on the succession of the #DalaiLama. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social @nlinchina.bsky.social
06.07.2025 06:23 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
During my visit to South Africa, I met with civil society & government representatives to discuss #HumanRights. 🇿🇦’s commitment to human rights and the country’s vibrant civil society offer inspiration. 🇳🇱 remains committed to supporting these efforts. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
11.06.2025 12:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🇺🇳 Everyone is entitled to the same human rights, without distinction of any kind 🇺🇳
Today, on International Day Against #Homophobia, #Biphobia, & #Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT), the human rights ambassadors of 🇪🇪, 🇫🇮, 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪, 🇱🇺, 🇳🇱 & 🇸🇪 reaffirm this commitment👇@netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
Met with Claudia Gonzalez, a distinguished Guatemalan lawyer. We discussed the current #humanrights situation in 🇬🇹 and the fight against impunity. The Netherlands calls on the 🇬🇹 authorities to have all charges against her dropped. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
12.05.2025 16:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Valuable visit to Mexico City and Oaxaca this week. Discussed press freedom & safety of journalists, enforced disappearances & forensic cooperation, women’s rights & LGBTIQ+ rights. Together we can make a difference. @dutchmfa.bsky.social
10.05.2025 16:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Held discussions on #humanrights in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this week with human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, members of the LGBTIQ+ community and with Uzbek and Kazakh authorities. We engage because we care. @NLinUzbekistan @NLinKazakhstan @dutchmfa.bsky.social
19.04.2025 12:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On #TransDayOfVisibility we celebrate transgender & non-binary persons & raise awareness on the discrimination they face. Physical and verbal attacks are a frequent reality for many. LGBTIQ+ equality is a longstanding human rights priority for the NL & will remain so. @dutchmfa.bsky.social
31.03.2025 19:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0At #HRC58 High Commissioner Türk sounded the alarm.
'We cannot allow the fundamental global consensus around international norms & institutions to crumble’
That is why #KingdomNL & 70 other states recommitted to multilateral human rights cooperation.
But why is it important?
Gave a speech about the cracks of light that #HumanRights defenders generate again and again during the Activist Night of the Movies that Matter Festival 2025: “hope is a discipline, and we have to practice it every single day”. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
26.03.2025 08:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1NL is concerned about continuing tensions in the West Bank, including an increase of settler violence. The attack against Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal and others is yet another example. We condemn this and call on Israel to prevent and to prosecute such violence. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
25.03.2025 15:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Joint statement with my European colleagues about the new anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation in Hungary. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
21.03.2025 12:18 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The Netherlands expresses deep concern about the situation of leading Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, who has been sent back to prison. The Netherlands signed @mediafreedomc statement in November calling for his release. Journalism is not a crime! #Zamora @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
13.03.2025 08:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Met with Richard Gere, chair of @SaveTibetOrg. We spoke about the aftermath of the earthquake in January, human rights in #Tibet and the importance of freedom of religion or belief, including in the matter of the succession of the Dalai Lama. @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
11.03.2025 13:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
