🇳🇱 At #UPR53, #KingdomNL called on Eswatini 🇸🇿 to:
🔹 Protect civic space and freedom of expression by amending restrictive legislation.
🔹 Advance LGBTIQ+ rights by decriminalising same-sex relations and ensuring equality and non-discrimination.
#HumanRights
🔹 Protect civic space and freedom of expression by amending restrictive legislation.
🔹 Advance LGBTIQ+ rights by decriminalising same-sex relations and ensuring equality and non-discrimination.
#HumanRights
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🇳🇱 welcomes Antigua and Barbuda’s 🇦🇬 engagement with #UPR53 and the progress it has made since the 3rd cycle.
Our recommendations:
🔹Adopt anti-discrimination legislation protecting LGBTQI+ persons.
🔹Establish a moratorium on the death penalty as a step towards full abolition.
Our recommendations:
🔹Adopt anti-discrimination legislation protecting LGBTQI+ persons.
🔹Establish a moratorium on the death penalty as a step towards full abolition.
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Preventing health crises abroad is in the interest of all countries, including the Netherlands.
Investing in health security abroad is also an investment in health security at home.
#GlobalHealth
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Investing in health security abroad is also an investment in health security at home.
#GlobalHealth
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Netherlands Mission in Geneva retweeted
The world is changing and Europe must change with it. To keep the EU strong, we need to invest in our security, independence and competitiveness. We must also continue to build strong partnerships and protect the international rule of law. 1/2
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At #UPR53, #KingdomNL called on Tanzania 🇹🇿 to:
🔹 Protect civic space and fundamental freedoms, including during elections.
🔹 Ensure LGBTIQ+ persons are protected from violence and discrimination, with safe reporting mechanisms and impartial investigations.
#HumanRights
🔹 Protect civic space and fundamental freedoms, including during elections.
🔹 Ensure LGBTIQ+ persons are protected from violence and discrimination, with safe reporting mechanisms and impartial investigations.
#HumanRights
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#KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended #Tajikistan 🇹🇯 during #UPR53 to:
🔹Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation including gender as SOGI as protected categories.
🔹Ensure all state actions in Gorno-Badakhshan AR fully respect HR and RoL.
🔹Refrain from withdrawing from the ICC.
🔹Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation including gender as SOGI as protected categories.
🔹Ensure all state actions in Gorno-Badakhshan AR fully respect HR and RoL.
🔹Refrain from withdrawing from the ICC.
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🙏Thank you to @ICRC and co-hosting States for two engaging days to galvanise commitment for #IHL.
🇳🇱 DG International Cooperation in recent interview: “Protecting IHL is not something the Netherlands can do alone. We all have to do it together.”
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🇳🇱 DG International Cooperation in recent interview: “Protecting IHL is not something the Netherlands can do alone. We all have to do it together.”
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The Netherlands wants to contribute to protecting International Humanitarian Law through our candidate Marten Zwanenburg for the International Humanitarian Fact Finding Commission #IHFFC.
Facts Matter. Especially in times of war.
Facts Matter. Especially in times of war.
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#KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 during #UPR53 to:
🔹Allocate adequate resources to investigate violence against women and girls.
🔹Finalise constitutional changes to establish a Paris Principles-complaint national human rights institution.
🔹Allocate adequate resources to investigate violence against women and girls.
🔹Finalise constitutional changes to establish a Paris Principles-complaint national human rights institution.
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#KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended #Hungary 🇭🇺 during #UPR53 to:
🔹Continue aligning its legal framework with international human rights standards.
🔹Establish a mechanism for regular and meaningful consultation with civil society on legislation on RoL and HR.
🔹Continue aligning its legal framework with international human rights standards.
🔹Establish a mechanism for regular and meaningful consultation with civil society on legislation on RoL and HR.
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Netherlands Mission in Geneva retweeted
Kick-off of the @ICRC's Global IHL Dialogue in Geneva - a timely opportunity for States to renew their commitment to IHL and strengthening its implementation. Compliance with IHL by all States and by all parties to armed conflicts are more important than ever today!
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#KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨 during #UPR53 to:
🔹Decriminalise consensual same sex practices between adults and adopt legislation prohibiting discrimination.
🔹Ensure access to justice and protection for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
🔹Decriminalise consensual same sex practices between adults and adopt legislation prohibiting discrimination.
🔹Ensure access to justice and protection for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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Humanity in War.
This decade is increasingly defined by war, with devastating human, economic and social costs.
That is why more than 110 countries have joined forces through the Global Initiative on International Humanitarian Law. #IHL @ICRC
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This decade is increasingly defined by war, with devastating human, economic and social costs.
That is why more than 110 countries have joined forces through the Global Initiative on International Humanitarian Law. #IHL @ICRC
Watch📽️vimeo.com/1205459795?fl=…
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#KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended #Samoa 🇼🇸 during #UPR53 to:
🔹Promote social inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people and decriminalise consensual same-sex sexual conduct.
🔹Strengthen press freedom by ensuring a safe and open media environment, including equal access to government information.
🔹Promote social inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people and decriminalise consensual same-sex sexual conduct.
🔹Strengthen press freedom by ensuring a safe and open media environment, including equal access to government information.
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Netherlands Mission in Geneva retweeted
The impunity rate for killings of journalists has risen to 86%. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, @MediaFreedomC members call for journalists and media workers to be protected so they can do their essential work safely. 1/2
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🌍 Journalists risk their safety to bring us the facts. Their work is essential to free and open societies.
On this International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against #Journalists, the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 calls for protection and accountability.
On this International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against #Journalists, the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 calls for protection and accountability.
Crimes against journalists go unpunished at an alarming rate. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Kingdom of the Netherlands reaffirms its commitment to addressing this with the @MediaFreedomC and by supporting projects such as @UNESCO's.
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At #UPR53, #KingdomNL 🇳🇱 recommended Greece 🇬🇷 to:
🔹Ensure that the NGO registry of the Ministry of Migration respects constitutional principles and safeguards against unintended consequences for NGOs.
🔹 Reduce prison overcrowding and improve healthcare services for detainees.
🔹Ensure that the NGO registry of the Ministry of Migration respects constitutional principles and safeguards against unintended consequences for NGOs.
🔹 Reduce prison overcrowding and improve healthcare services for detainees.
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At #UPR53, #KingdomNL 🇳🇱 called on Suriname 🇸🇷 to:
🔹 Advance constitutional recognition of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and land rights. 🔹 Strengthen protection for women and girls experiencing violence through accessible shelters and survivor-centred services.
🔹 Advance constitutional recognition of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and land rights. 🔹 Strengthen protection for women and girls experiencing violence through accessible shelters and survivor-centred services.
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We are proud of this achievement! A significant step forward in advancing responsible use of military AI.
🙏We thank our partner South Korea and Member States for their support.
#AIMD #ROK #ResponsibleAI #UN
🙏We thank our partner South Korea and Member States for their support.
#AIMD #ROK #ResponsibleAI #UN
For the third year in a row, a South Korean-Dutch initiative has led to the adoption of a UN resolution on AI in the military domain. This is an important step towards international rules for the responsible use of military AI, building trust and mitigating risks. 1/2
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