violence against women

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Enforcement officers on a street in Rotterdam
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Only 6 fines in two years since ban on catcalling, sexually harassing women on street
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Red shoes placed in a protest to represent the victims of femicide
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Dutch courts don't have clear definition of femicide, rarely use the term in rulings
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Carola Schouten
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Rotterdam mayor uses King’s Night to call attention to women’s safety
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Mobile forensic unit
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New tool against femicide: New investigation method can prove attempted strangulation
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
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Court to rule on father, brothers accused in honor killing of teen woman Ryan Al Najjar
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Domestic violence.
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Netherlands expands centralized support centers to fight violence against women
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
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Prosecutors seek 25 years for father, 20 years for sons in teen daughter’s honor killing
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Sharp increase in victims having to force prosecution through Article 12 procedures
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Domestic violence helpline
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No decrease in femicide in Netherlands in 15 years
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
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Brothers on trial for honor killing of sister Ryan Al Najjar; Father still a fugitive
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A memorial to Lisa, 17, at the location where she was found stabbed to death on 20 Aug. 2025 in Ouder-Amstel, near Amsterdam. 13 Nov. 2025
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Suspect in Lisa's murder heard voices, can't remember killing 17-year-old girl
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Young women in a park in Amsterdam
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Dutch municipalities lack oversight of places where women feel unsafe
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We claim the night sign against violence against women and girls
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Amsterdam man suspected of attempted rape in Diemen also tied to second sex crime
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Police investigating the murder of Lisa, 17, in Duivendrecht near Amsterdam were searching for a scooter rider (top) and the occupants of a Biro microcar (bottom). 20 Aug. 2025
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Identity of teen girl's suspected killer still not confirmed months after arrest
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
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Man rapes woman after pulling her into the bushes in Dutch town; Police seek witnesses
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Domestic violence helpline
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Women fleeing domestic violence often sheltered in hotels with no security staff
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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer at Schiphol Airport
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Taxi driver beats up woman at Schiphol after argument
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Domestic violence helpline
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Domestic violence reports rising steadily; 66,000 in first half of 2025
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A man with a knife approaches a woman in a visual representation of femicide.
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Netherlands failing to tackle violence against women, says European advisory council
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We claim the night sign against violence against women and girls
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Sexual assault attempt reported at violence against women protest
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
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Cops break down door searching for abducted woman in Hoofddorp; Woman killed in Zaandam
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Man sentenced to 4 years for sexually attacking 7 women, 1 child in A'dam cafe, theater
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Police officers
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Man on scooter harassing women, girls in Rotterdam; Ten victims so far, youngest is 11
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Aerial view of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam residents avoid several city parks, shopping streets, bike tunnels at night