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Together with other European states, the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> is often at or near the head in international <a href="/wiki/Civil_liberties" title="Civil liberties">civil liberties</a> and <a href="/wiki/Political_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Political rights">political rights</a> rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Per year there are about 6,000 victims of and 100 convictions for human trafficking.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-victims_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victims-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, the Netherlands is considered to have one of the best human rights records in the world. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_rights">Constitutional rights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Constitutional rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first chapter of the Dutch constitution codifies the rights of all inhabitants of the Netherlands. These are both <a href="/wiki/Negative_and_positive_rights" title="Negative and positive rights">negative and positive rights</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic rights</a>. This includes a ban on <a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> (the first article of the Netherlands), the <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion" title="Freedom of religion">freedom of religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_speech" title="Freedom of speech">freedom of speech</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_association" title="Freedom of association">freedom of association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_assembly" title="Freedom of assembly">freedom of assembly</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Right_to_privacy" title="Right to privacy">right to privacy</a>. These are limitations on government, which citizens can enforce these classical civil rights directly at the judge. Additionally there are social rights such as the <a href="/wiki/Right_to_housing" title="Right to housing">right to housing</a>, social security, health care, education and employment. These are duties of the government towards its citizens, but these cannot be enforced by a judge. Democratic rights include the passive and active right to <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Netherlands" title="Elections in the Netherlands">vote</a>. The Netherlands has banned <a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment" title="Capital punishment">capital punishment</a> during peace time and war time. The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Kingdom_Relations" title="Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations">Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations</a> is responsible for the constitution. </p><p>In the Netherlands there are still some legacy laws conflicting with the freedom of speech. <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9" title="Lèse-majesté">Lèse-majesté</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blasphemy_law" title="Blasphemy law">Blasphemy law</a> (amongst others), the latter was officially abolished on February 1, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Netherlands is signatory to all relevant <a href="/wiki/International_human_rights_instruments" title="International human rights instruments">international human rights instruments</a> such as <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rome_Statute" title="Rome Statute">Rome Statute</a> (for the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration on Human Rights</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Torture" class="mw-redirect" title="European Convention on Torture">European Convention on Torture</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Social_Charter" title="European Social Charter">European Social Charter</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice">Practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several institutions are involved in the protection of classical human rights, in addition to the <a href="/wiki/Hoge_Raad_der_Nederlanden" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoge Raad der Nederlanden">Supreme Court</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Equal_Treatment_Commission" title="Dutch Equal Treatment Commission">Commission Equal Treatment</a> (non-discrimination), the <a href="/w/index.php?title=College_Bescherming_Persoonsgegevens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens (page does not exist)">Board Protection Personal Information</a> (privacy) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Ombudsman" title="National Ombudsman">National Ombudsman</a>. </p><p>In 2007 <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> criticised the Dutch government of several human rights issues, including <a href="/wiki/War_crime" title="War crime">war crimes</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, the treatment of alleged <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorists</a> and the detention of <a href="/wiki/Human_migration" title="Human migration">migrants</a>, especially children and an incident surrounding a fire in an <a href="/wiki/Asylum_seeker" title="Asylum seeker">asylum seeker</a> detention centre.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005 The US <a href="/wiki/Department_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of State">Department of State</a> observed several problems with human rights such as the societal discrimination and violence against religious and ethnic minorities, especially after the murder of <a href="/wiki/Theo_van_Gogh_(film_director)" title="Theo van Gogh (film director)">Theo van Gogh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking" title="Human trafficking">human trafficking</a> in women and girls for sexual exploitation.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Human_trafficking">Human trafficking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Human trafficking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_Netherlands" title="Human trafficking in the Netherlands">Human trafficking in the Netherlands</a></div> <p>Human trafficking is a widely recognised problem. The <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> is listed by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_on_Drugs_and_Crime" title="United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime">UNODC</a> as a top destination for victims of <a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking" title="Human trafficking">human trafficking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-news.bbc.co.uk_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.bbc.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Netherlands, it is estimated that there are from 1,000 to 7,000 trafficking victims a year. Most police investigations relate to legal sex businesses, with all sectors of prostitution being well represented, but with window brothels being particularly overrepresented. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, there were 809 registered trafficking victims, 763 were women and at least 60 percent of them were forced to work in the <a href="/wiki/Sex_industry" title="Sex industry">sex industry</a>. All victims from Hungary were female and were forced into prostitution.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Out of all <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>'s 8,000 to 11,000 prostitutes, more than 75% are from <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, according to a former prostitute who produced a report about the sex trade in Amsterdam, in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An article in <i>Le Monde</i> in 1997 found that 80% of prostitutes in the Netherlands were foreigners and 70% had no immigration papers.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, the Netherlands established the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_National_Rapporteur_on_Trafficking_in_Human_Beings_and_Sexual_Violence_against_Children" title="Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children">Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children</a> to report on the progress of the Dutch Government in combating human trafficking, which produced its first report in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2017 it is estimated that more than 6000 people in the Netherlands are human trafficked each year, 4000 largely local women for sexual slavery and abuse, and 2000 largely foreign men for work by <a href="/wiki/Organized_crime" title="Organized crime">organized crime</a> groups.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each year 1320 Dutch minor girls are being trafficked for sexual slavery and abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-victims_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victims-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Torture_and_ill_treatment">Torture and ill treatment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Torture and ill treatment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Council of Europe anti-torture Committee, there were several violations of human rights committed by Dutch officials.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_brutality">Police brutality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Police brutality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, two police officers from <a href="/wiki/Bleiswijk" title="Bleiswijk">Bleiswijk</a> approached a homeless man sleeping on the grass in a town park, detained him, and drove him away to a place north of <a href="/wiki/Moerkapelle" title="Moerkapelle">Moerkapelle</a>. They then told him to dig his own grave, whilst threatening him with guns. The homeless man was left there. The incident came up only because one of the policemen has reported the incident to his superior. Both policemen were discharged and sentenced to six months in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House_visit_controversy">House visit controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: House visit controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>People on welfare in the Netherlands can get a house visit by inspectors without any concrete suspicion of fraud required. Because forcing entry would be in conflict with the right to privacy, the citizen in question is asked permission to enter. However, if entry is denied, they can be cut on their income. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not accepted for the residents to make video recordings of this event in their own home. A significant large part of the Dutch population is potentially exposed these privacy invasive measures as they do not only apply to people on unemployment welfare but other benefits as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_law">International law</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Netherlands hosts several international human rights institutions. <a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a>, the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia" title="International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia Tribunal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda" title="International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda">Rwanda Tribunal</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the Netherlands">LGBT rights in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_labour_in_the_Netherlands" title="Child labour in the Netherlands">Child labour in the Netherlands</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_rights_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" title="Human Rights Watch">Human Rights Watch</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hrw.org/doc?t=europe&c=nether">webpage on the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/region/europe-and-central-asia/western-europe/netherlands">Netherlands 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Department_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Department of State">U.S. Department of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Country_Reports_on_Human_Rights_Practices" title="Country Reports on Human Rights Practices">Country Report on Human Rights Practices</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61666.htm">on the Netherlands, 2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Freedom_of_Expression_Exchange" class="mw-redirect" title="International Freedom of Expression Exchange">IFEX</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070209073644/http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/207/">Freedom of expression in Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privacy_International" title="Privacy International">Privacy International</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080212094216/http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/netherlands.htm">Privacy and Human Rights 2003: Netherlands</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090727071227/http://www.minbuza.nl/nl/themas,mensenrechten-dossier/index.html">human rights policy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Netherlands)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)">Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.minbzk.nl/onderwerpen/grondwet-en/grondwet-en-statuut/grondrechten">human rights policy</a> of the Dutch <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Kingdom_Relations" title="Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations">Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/archive.asp?go=080415">Review of the Netherlands</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council" title="United Nations Human Rights Council">United Nations Human Rights Council</a>'s <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council#Universal_Periodic_Review_Working_Group" title="United Nations Human Rights Council">Universal Periodic Review</a>, April 15, 2008</li></ul> <dl><dt>Specific</dt></dl> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See <a href="/wiki/Freedom_House" title="Freedom House">Freedom House</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=15&year=2005">ranking, 2005</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060217131414/http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=15&year=2005">Archived</a> 2006-02-17 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Switzerland received the highest possible grade, 1, in both <a href="/wiki/Political_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Political rights">political rights</a> and <a href="/wiki/Civil_liberties" title="Civil liberties">civil liberties</a>. See also the Netherlands' entry in <a href="/wiki/List_of_indices_of_freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="List of indices of freedom">List of indices of freedom</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.neweurope.eu/article/human-trafficking-convictions-dropped-netherlands/">"Why human trafficking convictions dropped in the Netherlands"</a>. 22 August 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Why+human+trafficking+convictions+dropped+in+the+Netherlands&rft.date=2017-08-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neweurope.eu%2Farticle%2Fhuman-trafficking-convictions-dropped-netherlands%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHuman+rights+in+the+Netherlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-victims-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-victims_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-victims_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/10/some-6000-people-a-year-in-the-netherlands-are-victims-of-trafficking/">"Some 6,000 people a year in the Netherlands are victims of trafficking - DutchNews.nl"</a>. 18 October 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Some+6%2C000+people+a+year+in+the+Netherlands+are+victims+of+trafficking+-+DutchNews.nl&rft.date=2017-10-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dutchnews.nl%2Fnews%2Farchives%2F2017%2F10%2Fsome-6000-people-a-year-in-the-netherlands-are-victims-of-trafficking%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHuman+rights+in+the+Netherlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wet van 23 January 2014 tot wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafrecht in verband met het laten vervallen van het verbod op godslastering, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Staatsblad_van_het_Koninkrijk_der_Nederlanden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (page does not exist)">Stb.</a> 2014, 39. 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title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> articles</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Part of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands" title="History of the Netherlands">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germanic_peoples" title="Germanic peoples">Germanic tribes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romans_in_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Romans in the Netherlands">Roman Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frisii" title="Frisii">Frisii</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chamavi" title="Chamavi">Chamavi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batavi_(Germanic_tribe)" title="Batavi (Germanic tribe)">Batavi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cananefates" title="Cananefates">Cananefates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migration_Period" title="Migration Period">Migration Period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saxons" title="Saxons">Saxons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frisians" title="Frisians">Frisians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salian_Franks" title="Salian Franks">Franks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorestad" title="Dorestad">Dorestad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince-Bishopric_of_Utrecht" title="Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht">Utrecht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_urban_centers_in_the_Low_Countries" class="mw-redirect" title="History of urban centers in the Low Countries">Development urban centers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frisian_Kingdom" title="Frisian Kingdom">Frisian Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francia" title="Francia">Frankish Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Francia" title="Middle Francia">Middle Francia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Lorraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Lorraine">Lower Lorraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Flanders" title="County of Flanders">Flanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_of_Holland" title="County of Holland">Holland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frisian_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Frisian Freedom">Frisian Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Brabant" title="Duchy of Brabant">Brabant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guelders" class="mw-redirect" title="Guelders">Guelders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" title="Holy Roman Empire">Holy Roman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burgundian_Netherlands" title="Burgundian Netherlands">Burgundian Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habsburg_Netherlands" title="Habsburg Netherlands">Habsburg Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renaissance_in_the_Low_Countries" title="Renaissance in the Low Countries">Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventeen_Provinces" title="Seventeen Provinces">Seventeen Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Netherlands" title="Spanish Netherlands">Spanish Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War" title="Eighty Years' War">Eighty Years' War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Republic" title="Dutch Republic">Dutch Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Golden_Age" title="Dutch Golden Age">Golden Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batavian_Revolution" title="Batavian Revolution">Batavian Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batavian_Republic" title="Batavian Republic">Batavian Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Holland" title="Kingdom of Holland">Kingdom of Holland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(Netherlands)" title="Incorporation (Netherlands)">Incorporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Principality_of_the_United_Netherlands" title="Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands">Principality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="United Kingdom of the Netherlands">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_II" title="Netherlands in World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Netherlands" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands">Coronavirus pandemic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Netherlands" title="Geography of the Netherlands">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of birds of the Netherlands">Birds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Netherlands_by_province" title="List of cities in the Netherlands by province">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Works" title="Delta Works">Delta Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Netherlands" title="List of earthquakes in the Netherlands">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of extreme points of the Netherlands">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood_control_in_the_Netherlands" title="Flood control in the Netherlands">Flood control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groningen_gas_field" title="Groningen gas field">Gas field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of islands of the Netherlands">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of lakes of the Netherlands">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of mammals of the Netherlands">Mammals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_and_hills_in_the_Netherlands" title="List of mountains and hills in the Netherlands">Mountains and hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of regions of the Netherlands">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_the_Netherlands" title="List of rivers of the Netherlands">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhine%E2%80%93Meuse%E2%80%93Scheldt_delta" title="Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta">Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_the_Netherlands" title="List of volcanoes in the Netherlands">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Netherlands" title="List of World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands">World Heritage Sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuiderzee_Works" title="Zuiderzee Works">Zuiderzee Works</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Netherlands" title="Politics of the Netherlands">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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index">AEX index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Nederlandsche_Bank" title="De Nederlandsche Bank">Central bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_the_Netherlands" title="Energy in the Netherlands">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euronext" title="Euronext">Euronext</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polder_model" title="Polder model">Polder model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_the_Netherlands" title="Taxation in the Netherlands">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Netherlands" title="Telecommunications in the Netherlands">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_Netherlands" title="Tourism in the Netherlands">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_the_Netherlands" title="Trade unions in the Netherlands">Trade unions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_Netherlands" title="Transport in the Netherlands">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_in_the_Netherlands" title="Cycling in the Netherlands">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_transport_in_the_Netherlands" title="Public transport in the Netherlands">Public transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_the_Netherlands" title="Rail transport in the Netherlands">Rail transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_transport_in_the_Netherlands" title="Road transport in the Netherlands">Road transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Netherlands" title="Culture of the Netherlands">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks 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