Defense for Children

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Child holding a suitcase
Politics
Amsterdam-born boy, 11, facing deportation to Armenia over strict child asylum rules
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Child asylum seekers in Greece
Politics
Aid organizations sue Netherlands over EU-Turkey asylum deal
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Child drinking water
Business
Court: Children can be denied clean water when parents can’t pay
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An 8-year-old girl from Syria was left at the police station in Hoofddorp, 26 August 2021
Politics
Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis
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Protest against the deportation of Armenian kids Howick and Lili, 12 Aug 2017
Politics
Kids still at risk of deportation, despite extended children's pardon
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Signs in Amsterdam's Red Light District thanking healthcare workers. May 28, 2020
HealthCrime
Spike in illegal prostitution reports as sex clubs remain closed
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Child playing with chalk
Politics
Children's rights a priority in only 5 parties' election programs
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Sex trafficking
Crime
Dutch ask hotel workers to help in fight against sex trafficking
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Child asylum seekers in Greece
Politics
Dutch gov't called to rescue kids from Greek refugee camps
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Jail
Crime
Kids no longer sent to jail for minor offenses
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Protest against the deportation of Armenian kids Howick and Lili, 12 Aug 2017
Politics
Children's pardon causing conflict in Dutch government
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Children playing
Health
Record number Dutch kids in locked institutions
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Asylum seekers
Politics
Netherlands called on to stop sending asylum seekers back to Afghanistan
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New police uniform
Crime
Hundreds of Roma children trafficked in Netherlans as sex slaves, pickpockets