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Ombudsman calls for reassessment of protest rights in the Netherlands
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ombudsman calls for reassessment of protest rights in the Netherlands

NL Times  

Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen is launching a new investigation into the state of protest rights in the Netherlands, citing growing concerns over the restrictions placed on demonstrations. Van Zutphen questioned the severity of such actions, calling it “borderline” and expressing concerns over the broader impact on the right to protest. Seven years ago, Van Zutphen’s earlier report concluded …

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Ombudsman: hundreds of people wrongly put on terror watch lists
1 month, 1 week ago

Ombudsman: hundreds of people wrongly put on terror watch lists

Dutch News  

The government must do more to help citizens whose names are wrongly added to terrorism “watch lists” shared by intelligence agencies, national ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen has said. Lack of transparency makes it “virtually impossible” for people to have their names removed from watch lists or find out if they are included on them, Van Zutphen said in a report …

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Voting with your wallet? Why experts say you should think twice
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Voting with your wallet? Why experts say you should think twice

Salon  

The economy is typically at the top of voters' minds in presidential elections, and Americans aren't feeling too optimistic as they head to the polls Tuesday. "There's a lot of speculation and misconceptions that people have about what presidents say they can do and will do, versus the process to actually get a lot of these things done," said Jovan …

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Ombudsman investigating Dutch government’s terrorism watch list
10 months ago

Ombudsman investigating Dutch government’s terrorism watch list

NL Times  

The National Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how the government handles its terrorism watchlist. According to Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen, citizens often don’t realize they’re on the list, only finding out when they can’t enter a holiday destination or get arrested abroad. The Ombudsman launched this investigation to determine whether the government handles this data carefully because not doing …

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Government essentially forcing people to commit fraud: Ombudsman
1 year ago

Government essentially forcing people to commit fraud: Ombudsman

NL Times  

The Dutch government is essentially forcing certain groups of people to structurally commit fraud, the National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, said in a report published on Tuesday. It involves professional administrators, legal representatives, and informal caregivers who have to digitally do business with the government, a health insurer, or the bank on someone else’s behalf, Trouw reports. “The government is …

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Dutch gov't barely learning from major scandals, ignoring victims' needs: Ombudsman
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch gov't barely learning from major scandals, ignoring victims' needs: Ombudsman

NL Times  

The government hardly learns from the experiences gained from major recovery operations, such as those for the benefits scandal and the earthquake damage in Groningen. The government also doesn’t pay sufficient attention to what victims actually need, concluded National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen after studying 10 recovery operations. The Ombudsman’s report, which will be published Tuesday, looked at how government …

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Dutch gov't failing to protect families who get evicted: Ombudsmen
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch gov't failing to protect families who get evicted: Ombudsmen

NL Times  

The government is not doing enough to protect the rights of families evicted from their homes because of payment arrears, nuisance complaints, or crime. And that has significant consequences for the children’s well-being and development, and their parents’ dignity, National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen and Children’s Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer said in a joint report. “I see people at risk of …

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Dutch government has failed the people, says National Ombudsman in scathing interview
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch government has failed the people, says National Ombudsman in scathing interview

NL Times  

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen was strongly critical about the functioning of the government in an interview with De Telegraaf. Now, looking back over the entirety of 2022, he said the government rating did not improve, “because they have failed, and they simply do not keep their promises," he told the newspaper. The scandal led to the resignation of Prime …

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Money worries increasingly affecting young people in Netherlands
2 years, 1 month ago

Money worries increasingly affecting young people in Netherlands

NL Times  

Six in ten young people are worried about the rise in prices in the past year, UNICEF Netherlands reported after surveying over 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 18. Young people up to the age of 21 who are on welfare benefits are also likely to suffer from long-term financial problems, the National Ombudsman also said on Monday. …

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Cabinet too slow in compensating parents hurt by child benefits scandal, says ombudsman
2 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet too slow in compensating parents hurt by child benefits scandal, says ombudsman

NL Times  

The National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, wants more mediation between the Tax Authority and the parents victimized in the childcare allowance affair to speed up the assessments to determine whether they are entitled to compensation. The Tax Authority expects it to take until at least 2026 for all victims to go through these steps. The Ombudsman suggested that the Tax …

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Veterans Ombudsman recommends new approach to veteran care
2 years, 9 months ago

Veterans Ombudsman recommends new approach to veteran care

NL Times  

Veterans seeking emergency shelter face too many obstacles, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Veterans Ombudsman. The government has a special duty to care for veterans, said Veterans Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. It is unclear which body is in charge of emergency shelter, so veterans, their families and care providers often do not know where to go, …

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Management of childcare benefits scandal shows system needs radical change: Ombudsman
3 years, 2 months ago

Management of childcare benefits scandal shows system needs radical change: Ombudsman

NL Times  

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen called for a radical change to the system in the Trouw after the Tax authorities falsely accused thousands of parents of being fraudsters based on their ethnicity in the child benefits scandal. "If I put myself in the position of the citizens who were told that there will be an integral test, but no prospect …

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Ethnic profiling complaints must be taken more seriously: Ombudsman
3 years, 8 months ago

Ethnic profiling complaints must be taken more seriously: Ombudsman

NL Times  

The authorities and institutions in the Netherlands must take reports and complaints of ethnic profiling more seriously, according to National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. The majority of people who experienced ethnic profiling already do not file a complaint about it because they feel it will lead to nothing, Van Zutphen said. The question is no longer if the Dutch government …

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Stop tossing used face masks on the street, say Dutch environmental groups
4 years, 2 months ago

Stop tossing used face masks on the street, say Dutch environmental groups

NL Times  

Environmental organizations united in Nederland Schoon teamed up with the Plastic Soup Foundation for a campaign urging Netherlands residents to safely and properly dispose of their face masks. Since the urgent advice to wear face masks in public spaces in the Netherlands, more and more of the disposable variants have ended up as litter on the streets, Helene van Zutphen, …

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