Amsterdam to focus on new approach for helping sex crime victims
4 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam to focus on new approach for helping sex crime victims

NL Times  

Amsterdam will focus more on tailor-made and individual-based aid for girls and young women who were victims of a sex crime like gang rape, sexual exploitation, or sextortion, the city said in a press release. At the request of Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, Rapporteur Herman Bolhaar investigated how to better protect and help these girls and young women. Bolhaar analyzed the cases of 10 Amsterdam teenage girls who became "entangled in a web of sex, street culture and violence", the municipality said in a press statement. The Rapporteur concluded that successfully helping these girls is only possible through good cooperation between the various professionals, including youth care, police, judiciary, medical professionals, the municipality, and if necessary youth protection, the rehabilitation service, debt assistance, and compulsory education.

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Netherlands still doing too little to protect children from exploitation
1 month, 1 week ago

Netherlands still doing too little to protect children from exploitation

NL Times  

The Netherlands must do more to protect children from exploitation, the Center against Child and Human Trafficking said in a new report published on Tuesday. The research looked at all conversations with victims of human trafficking held between 2019 and 2023 on the anonymous chat platform of Fier, an expertise and treatment center in the field of violence in dependent …

Some 12% of the Dutch are victims of sexual harassment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Some 12% of the Dutch are victims of sexual harassment

Dutch News  

Over 1.7 million people in the Netherlands aged 16 and over have recently been victims of sexual harassment, often online, a CBS survey into sexual harassment and domestic violence has shown. Some 8%, equivalent to 1.2 million people, were victims of offline sexual intimidation, such as hurtful sexually suggestive comments or jokes. Around 5% of the respondents said they had …

Victim Support: over 100,000 young people suffer from online sexual abuse a year
8 months ago

Victim Support: over 100,000 young people suffer from online sexual abuse a year

NL Times  

More than 100,000 young people deal with online sexual abuse yearly, according to Victim Support Netherlands. The spokesperson for Victim Support Netherlands said that online sexual abuse is a huge problem. ?, A platform that is developed for young people who have experienced online sexual abuse.” The court case in Breda attracted considerable media attention. With one click of the …

Half of young Dutch women affected by sexually transgressive behavior last year
2 years ago

Half of young Dutch women affected by sexually transgressive behavior last year

NL Times  

More than half of young women in the Netherlands said they were victims of sexually transgressive behavior last year. Additionally, 46 percent of girls between 16 and 18 said they were victims of sexually transgressive behavior in the past year, according to a report released on Friday by Statistics Netherlands and the Research and Documentation Centre. Among all Dutch people …

Thousands of underage kids recruited into crime in Netherlands: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of underage kids recruited into crime in Netherlands: Report

NL Times  

Every year thousands of children and young people in the Netherlands end up in crime. According to a study published on Thursday by the Center against Child Trafficking and Human Trafficking, over 2,500 young victims were forced to commit criminal offenses in 13 investigated cities in the past two years. According to CKM spokesperson Shamir Ceuleers, this shows that criminal …

Minors nearly never report sexual exploitation
2 years, 9 months ago

Minors nearly never report sexual exploitation

NL Times  

Despite psychologists identifying dozens of young victims of sexual exploitation, minors tend never to report such situations to the police. In the Amsterdam municipality, only one instance of sexual exploitation of a minor was reported in the past three years, while in the eastern Netherlands two reports were made in the past year. Forms of sexual exploitation minors experience include …

Hundreds of NL kids sexually exploited during pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds of NL kids sexually exploited during pandemic

NL Times  

Hundreds of children in the Netherlands were sexually exploited during the coronavirus pandemic, AD reports based on figures from the center against child trafficking and human trafficking CKM for 2020. The sharp increase in parents sexually abusing children may have to do with people being home more due to the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns. Children also more often …

Dutch ask hotel workers to help in fight against sex trafficking
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch ask hotel workers to help in fight against sex trafficking

NL Times  

The Dutch authorities launched a campaign aimed at hotels and holiday parks, to make employees in these sectors more aware of signals of sex trafficking. Hotels and holiday parks can obtain a certificate of responsibility if 60 percent of their employees complete the online training on www.noplaceforsextrafficking.org, the Public Prosecution Service announced. With this initiative, we want to raise the …

‘It’s a disaster’: Amsterdam’s Red Light District remains closed as the city opens up
4 years, 6 months ago

‘It’s a disaster’: Amsterdam’s Red Light District remains closed as the city opens up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. De Vries says she knows seven sex workers who …

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 …

Big cities worried that new sex work law could harm ‘vulnerable’ sex workers
5 years, 1 month ago

Big cities worried that new sex work law could harm ‘vulnerable’ sex workers

Dutch News  

Five major Dutch cities are concerned that a proposed law to regulate sex work nationally could have negative consequences for ‘vulnerable’ groups. It is with these people that abuses occur more often, and efforts must be made to reach out to them.’ The mayors believe that the new sex work law – which would criminalise unlicensed sex workers, the customers …

Big cities worried that new sex work law could harm ‘vulnerable’ sex workers
5 years, 1 month ago

Big cities worried that new sex work law could harm ‘vulnerable’ sex workers

Dutch News  

Five major Dutch cities are concerned that a proposed law to regulate sex work nationally could have negative consequences for ‘vulnerable’ groups. It is with these people that abuses occur more often, and efforts must be made to reach out to them.’ The mayors believe that the new sex work law – which would criminalise unlicensed sex workers, the customers …

Half of girls, fifth of boys face sexual violence; Netherlands failing these kids
5 years, 1 month ago

Half of girls, fifth of boys face sexual violence; Netherlands failing these kids

NL Times  

Half of girls and a fifth of boys in the Netherlands face some form of punishable physical sexual violence in their youth, according to estimates by Herman Bolhaar, the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence Against Children. There are all kinds of initiatives and programs to tackle sexual violence against children, but here is no coherence and coordination, …

Amsterdam student was attacked by convicted sex offender out on licence
5 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam student was attacked by convicted sex offender out on licence

Dutch News  

The man arrested for attempting to rape a student who lived near the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam Noord has previous convictions for sexual assault and was being treated in a psychiatric clinic at the time of the attack, the Parool said on Wednesday. The safety of students living in isolated parts of the city has been raised several times in …

Amsterdam student was attacked by convicted sex offender out on licence
5 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam student was attacked by convicted sex offender out on licence

Dutch News  

The man arrested for attempting to rape a student who lived near the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam Noord has previous convictions for sexual assault and was being treated in a psychiatric clinic at the time of the attack, the Parool said on Wednesday. The safety of students living in isolated parts of the city has been raised several times in …

Three youths, 17 and 14, arrested for raping girls in Rotterdam
5 years, 8 months ago

Three youths, 17 and 14, arrested for raping girls in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

Two youths of 17 and one of 14 have been arrested in connection with a string of group rapes in Rotterdam, city police said on Tuesday. The police statement did not say how many girls had been attacked but said the investigation was started after one girl made a formal complaint. ‘The case is made more difficult because to a …

Three youths, 17 and 14, arrested for raping girls in Rotterdam
5 years, 8 months ago

Three youths, 17 and 14, arrested for raping girls in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

Two youths of 17 and one of 14 have been arrested in connection with a string of group rapes in Rotterdam, city police said on Tuesday. The police statement did not say how many girls had been attacked but said the investigation was started after one girl made a formal complaint. ‘The case is made more difficult because to a …

Amsterdam to focus more on drug crimes in approach to young repeat offenders
5 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam to focus more on drug crimes in approach to young repeat offenders

NL Times  

The Amsterdam municipality, police and prosecutor are expanding the city's Top 600 list - used to curb young criminals - to include drug criminals and perpetrators of excessive violence. Drug criminals are currently not included in the Top 600 list due to criteria established in the past, Halsema said. "But because we think that drug crimes will have a major …

Dutch police must do more digital investigation in child sex abuse cases: Rapporteur
6 years, 1 month ago

Dutch police must do more digital investigation in child sex abuse cases: Rapporteur

NL Times  

The police must conduct digital investigations more often in cases where child sex abuse is suspected, the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse Against Children said in a new report. "The police do a lot of digital research in online cases, such as child pornography, but with physical sexual abuse that is not yet standard", Rapporteur Herman Bolhaar …

Sex workers protest in Amsterdam for better laws
6 years, 5 months ago

Sex workers protest in Amsterdam for better laws

NL Times  

Sex workers from dozens of countries marched through Amsterdam on Tuesday to protest for better legislation for their profession. Worldwide there is not enough attention for the safety of sex workers, said Proud, the Dutch association for sex workers and the organizer of the march, NOS and Het Parool report. The government wants to make al types of sex work, …

Most Dutch sex workers face violence: report
6 years, 6 months ago

Most Dutch sex workers face violence: report

NL Times  

The vast majority of people who work in the Netherlands' sex industry face some form of violence, mostly from customers, according to a study by Aidsfonds, Soa Aids Nederland and sex workers' interest group Proud, Het Parool reports. A massive 93 percent of sex workers report being victims of social-emotional violence like bullying, privacy violations or stalking. For this study …

Sexually abused kids too often end up in locked institutions, national rapporteur says
6 years, 6 months ago

Sexually abused kids too often end up in locked institutions, national rapporteur says

NL Times  

Children who were sexually abused too often end up in the locked sections of youth care institutions, according to National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence Against Children Herman Bolhaar in a new report. Locked youth care, so-called Youth Care Plus, is the heaviest form of assistance, meant for children and young people for whom lighter measures do not …

Dutch police help save kids from online sex network
6 years, 6 months ago

Dutch police help save kids from online sex network

NL Times  

The Dutch, Australian and Philippine police together rescued 18 children from sexual abuse situations on an online network. The youngest victim is five months old, the Dutch police said in a statement on Thursday. Their parents and grandparents used them for online sex shows, the Dutch police said in a statement. "When it involves the fight against child pornography and …

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