Parents start legal battle to bring Syrian fighters home
5 years, 9 months ago

Parents start legal battle to bring Syrian fighters home

Dutch News  

The parents of Dutch citizens who left to fight in the war in Syria have launched a foundation to try to force the government to help them return to the Netherlands. The organisation is considering going to court to challenge the government’s policy of not offering active support to Dutch nationals in the region. ‘The Netherlands has ignored a report by the children’s ombudsman and is violating the rights of children.’ He said the families accepted that their relatives would face prison sentences if they returned to the Netherlands, but argued that they were still entitled to support from the government. In January ombudsman Margriet Kalverboer urged justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus to bring back dozens of children stuck in refugee camps in Syria, arguing that the Netherlands has a duty of care towards them. Broadcaster NOS reported last week that the foreign ministry had shared information with Turkey and the Free Syrian Army in an attempt to repatriate four men who had taken part in the conflict in a ‘supervised return’, which would include prosecution.

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The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

Dutch repatriating group of women, children from Syria
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch repatriating group of women, children from Syria

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government said Thursday it is repatriating five women from Syria who are suspected of terror offenses, along with their 11 children. The justice and foreign ministers said in a letter to Parliament that a “special operation” was underway to bring the women and children back to the Netherlands. “With the transportation to the Netherlands, …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman, her two young sons, and a Dutch girl, who lived in a camp for families of alleged Islamic State militants. It was the second time Dutch nationals have been repatriated from camps in northeast Syria, where thousands of foreigners and Iraqis …

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria

NL Times  

Four Dutch nationals, including one woman with alleged ties to ISIS and three children aged two, five and twelve were handed over to Dutch officials, Kurdish authorities in the northeast of Syria reported on Friday evening. During the Syrian civil war, some foreigners, including Dutch nationals, traveled to Syria to join ISIS. In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that …

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court

NL Times  

The Dutch State does not have to repatriate women and children currently trapped in camps in Syria or Iraq, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a cassation case filed by 23 Dutch women who went to areas controlled by terrorist organization ISIS of their own accord. According to the Supreme court, the women and children cannot invoke human rights …

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court
5 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court

NL Times  

The Netherlands will not have to retrieve children of Dutch citizens awaiting their fates in Syrian detention and displacement camps, the kids of Dutch women who left the Netherlands to enter conflict zones in Syria and Iraq. Attorneys for the Dutch government argued that children cannot be brought to the Netherlands on their own for fear of causing greater problems …

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria
5 years, 2 months ago

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria

NL Times  

A court in Den Haag ordered the Netherlands to quickly bring 56 children of Dutch parents back to the country from Syrian detention and displacement camps. Because the mothers themselves are alleged to have voluntarily traveled to ISIS-held territory either to join the Islamic State or to be with partners who participate as enemy combatants, the court did not mandate …

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria

Dutch News  

An 11-year-old Dutch girl who was taken by her mother to Syria three years ago has returned to the Netherlands. The Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent secured the girl’s return from north-western Syria after her father reported she had been kidnapped. An exception was made last month for two orphaned children aged two and four in northern Syria after …

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria

Dutch News  

An 11-year-old Dutch girl who was taken by her mother to Syria three years ago has returned to the Netherlands. The Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent secured the girl’s return from north-western Syria after her father reported she had been kidnapped. An exception was made last month for two orphaned children aged two and four in northern Syria after …

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone
5 years, 6 months ago

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone

NL Times  

An extensive aid program is ready for the two Dutch orphans, aged 2 and 4 years, who were brought back to the Netherlands from a refugee camp in Syria, radicalization expert Annebregt Dijkman said to newspaper AD. While the government previously said that it will not actively work on bringing Dutch rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war and their …

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report
5 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report

NL Times  

Two Dutch orphans from ISIS families were transferred to a Dutch government delegation in Ain Issa in Northern Syria on Sunday, Abdulkarim Omar, who is responsible for foreign relations as a director of the Kurdish region in northern Syria, said on Twitter. "At the request of the Dutch government, the self-administration of North and East Syria handed over on June …

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq
5 years, 7 months ago

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq

NL Times  

The Netherlands must "show grace and mercy" and bring back the children of Dutch jihadists in Iraq and Syria as quickly as possible, the special UN envoy for Children in Armed Conflicts, Virginia Gamba, said during a visit to The Hague on Thursday. According to Gamba, an Argentine security and disarmament expert, the Dutch stance on whether or not to …

Parents start legal battle to bring Syrian fighters home
5 years, 9 months ago

Parents start legal battle to bring Syrian fighters home

Dutch News  

The parents of Dutch citizens who left to fight in the war in Syria have launched a foundation to try to force the government to help them return to the Netherlands. The organisation is considering going to court to challenge the government’s policy of not offering active support to Dutch nationals in the region. ‘The Netherlands has ignored a report …

Foundation launched to get kids of Dutch jihadists back to NL: report
5 years, 9 months ago

Foundation launched to get kids of Dutch jihadists back to NL: report

NL Times  

The parents of Dutch who went to Syria to fight in the civil war established a foundation with the goal to convince the Dutch state to bring their children and grandchildren back to the Netherlands, the Volkskrant reports after speaking with members of the foundation. So far the parents of around 20 Dutch rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war …

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