Local administrators and politicians dealt with aggression and intimidation slightly less often last year than in 2022. A noticeable fact was that the politicians and administrators were insulted less often: from 45 percent in 2022 to 41 percent last year. “If representatives of the people do not feel free to make decisions, then that affects the heart of our democracy.” …
A group of around 50 ethnically diverse civil servants have written to Minister Judith Uitermark of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations asking her to take “structural measures” against the daily “institutional racism, discrimination, and ethnic profiling” they experience while working for the national government, NRC reports. Uitermark said in the letter to parliament that the report presents “a shocking picture” …
Due to the shortage of prison guards, outgoing Minister Franc Weerwind is taking two additional measures to reduce the pressure on prisons acutely. For instance, people who still have to serve a prison sentence of up to two months will have to do so at a later date. For instance, he wants to make electronic supervision at the end of …
