Hey pretty lady: Rotterdam man convicted of street harassment
6 years ago

Hey pretty lady: Rotterdam man convicted of street harassment

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A 36-year-old Rotterdam man has been fined €200 for harassing two women in the street, in the first conviction of its kind in the Netherlands. The man, seen as a test case by the public prosecution department, was convicted on the basis of evidence from street wardens rather than complaints from the women themselves. The court was told that the man had gone up to women and attempted to strike up a conversation by saying ‘hey pretty ladies, where are you going.’ This in itself, is not an offence, the magistrate said. On Thursday Rotterdam said it is expanding the ban on harassing women in the street to include lesbians, gay men, transsexuals and bisexuals as part of a new programme entitled ‘Relax, this is Rotterdam’.

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Rotterdam police searching for man in sexual assaults of six women since November
1 week ago

Rotterdam police searching for man in sexual assaults of six women since November

NL Times  

Police in Rotterdam released photos of a man suspected of sexually assaulting six women in public in the city since halfway through November. "It is possible that more women have fallen victim to the man, but have not reported it to the police," police said on Thursday. Police at the time warned of "an increase in sexual assaults" in those …

Rotterdam police arrest man linked to major U.S. online child sex abuse, extortion case
1 week, 1 day ago

Rotterdam police arrest man linked to major U.S. online child sex abuse, extortion case

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Police in the Netherlands arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with an American investigation alleging widespread sexual abuse of children and blackmailing those victims to perpetuate the abuse. Rotterdam district police arrested the man at a home in Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, on Monday, police said in a public statement issued two days later. Terms of the U.S. extradition treaty with the …

Cities link up to stop men intimidating women in public places
10 months, 1 week ago

Cities link up to stop men intimidating women in public places

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Twenty Dutch cities are joining forces with education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf in signing a pledge to tackle the public harassment of women and girls. Nijmegen’s welfare chief Cilia Daemen told broadcaster NOS that even comments as “don’t look so angry” can make the recipient feel uncomfortable. It had been an offence in Rotterdam to sexually harass women by hissing, intimidating …

Most reports of sexual harassment on the street in Utrecht & Rotterdam
1 year, 7 months ago

Most reports of sexual harassment on the street in Utrecht & Rotterdam

NL Times  

Last year, the most reports of sexual harassment on the street happened in Utrecht and Rotterdam. In all cities, the victims are primarily women, with a few men from the LGBQIA+ community also falling victim to sexual harassment on the street. Last year, there were 284 reports of sexual harassment on the street in Utrecht. Both cities have extensive public …

Utrecht takes harsher stance against sexual harassment on the street
2 years, 3 months ago

Utrecht takes harsher stance against sexual harassment on the street

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The municipality of Utrecht is taking a harsher stance against sexual harassment on the street - “a deeply rooted social problem” - in the coming years. “Based on these measures, the municipality can take targeted actions at locations where street harassment occurs. For example, by redesigning the public space, increasing the street lighting, and using enforcement and youth work in …

Amsterdam steps up fight against sexual harassment, violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam steps up fight against sexual harassment, violence

NL Times  

Amsterdam is stepping up the fight against sexual harassment and -violence against women and girls. With a campaign and several other measures, the Amsterdam mayor and aldermen want to make clear to victims that they are not alone, and to perpetrators that sexual harassment and gender-based violence are unacceptable, the city said in a press release on Tuesday. A smaller …

Rotterdam constable accused of forcing junior colleague to have sex: Report
5 years ago

Rotterdam constable accused of forcing junior colleague to have sex: Report

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An enforcement officer employed by the municipality of Rotterdam was accused of forcing a female colleague to perform unwanted sexual acts with him in 2018 and early in 2019, according to a confidential report from the National Complaints Committee on Undesirable Behavior for the Decentralized Government, which newspaper AD has in its possession. According to the report, the enforcer created …

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue
5 years ago

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue

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Rotterdam’s ban on street harassment conflicts with freedom of speech rules, appeal court judges in The Hague said on Thursday. The appeal court said that while there is sufficient evidence the man had done what was claimed, such forms of street intimidation should never have been ruled illegal by the council. Research by Rotterdam council last year found that 94% …

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue
5 years ago

Court tears up Rotterdam’s street intimidation ban, says it is a freedom of speech issue

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Rotterdam’s ban on street harassment conflicts with freedom of speech rules, appeal court judges in The Hague said on Thursday. The appeal court said that while there is sufficient evidence the man had done what was claimed, such forms of street intimidation should never have been ruled illegal by the council. Research by Rotterdam council last year found that 94% …

Rotterdam's street sex harassment ban violates freedom of expression: Court ruling
5 years ago

Rotterdam's street sex harassment ban violates freedom of expression: Court ruling

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The Rotterdam ban on sexual harassment on the street - sometimes also referred to as the cat-calling ban - is contrary to freedom of expression, the court in The Hague ruled on Thursday. In 2017, Rotterdam and Amsterdam made sexual harassment on the street punishable under a General Local Regulation. To investigate whether the criminalization via a General Local Regulation …

Three arrested after sexually harassing undercover police officers in Amsterdam
5 years, 6 months ago

Three arrested after sexually harassing undercover police officers in Amsterdam

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Three men have been arrested for sexual intimidation after undercover policewomen were drafted in to deal with complaints from women who had been harassed while jogging or walking round the Sloterplas lake in western Amsterdam. The police officers, some wearing sports clothes, were brought in after a survey of 131 people found 51 had been subjected to some form of …

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool
5 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool

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Amsterdam’s much heralded ban on street intimidation is unlikely to come into effect in practice, the Parool reported on Tuesday. The city’s new mayor Femke Halsema has a number of objections to the ban, which was enshrined in the city’s bylaws in 2017 but has not yet been fully enacted. ‘You have to use education and get rid of the …

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool
5 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam's street intimidation ban unlikely to be enacted: Parool

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Amsterdam’s much heralded ban on street intimidation is unlikely to come into effect in practice, the Parool reported on Tuesday. The city’s new mayor Femke Halsema has a number of objections to the ban, which was enshrined in the city’s bylaws in 2017 but has not yet been fully enacted. ‘You have to use education and get rid of the …

Hey pretty lady: Rotterdam man convicted of street harassment
6 years ago

Hey pretty lady: Rotterdam man convicted of street harassment

Dutch News  

A 36-year-old Rotterdam man has been fined €200 for harassing two women in the street, in the first conviction of its kind in the Netherlands. The man, seen as a test case by the public prosecution department, was convicted on the basis of evidence from street wardens rather than complaints from the women themselves. The court was told that the …

Rotterdam man fined in first ever conviction for sexual harassment on the street
6 years ago

Rotterdam man fined in first ever conviction for sexual harassment on the street

NL Times  

The Rotterdam court convicted and punished someone for sexual harassment on the street for the first time. Everon El F., 36, was given two conditionally suspended fines of 100 euros each for harassing eight women in two separate incidents during the summer, NU.nl reports. That's why he said things like "Hey beautiful lady" and "Hey baby" to the women. The …

Rotterdam more actively fighting sexual harassment than Amsterdam: report
6 years, 4 months ago

Rotterdam more actively fighting sexual harassment than Amsterdam: report

NL Times  

Two years ago Amsterdam adopted a proposal which made sexual harassment on the street a punishable offense, but since then the municipality has done little to address the problem. In Rotterdam an app called STOPapp was created with which sexual harassment on the street can be reported to enforces. "It is important that we are responding to it", Leefbaar Rotterdam …

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