Netherlands - Universal Periodic Review

Session reviewed: 41st session of the Universal Periodic Review
Date reviewed: November 15, 2022

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Canada thanks the Kingdom of the Netherlands for its presentation and welcomes its continued strong protection of human rights at home and abroad.Canada welcomes the positive steps taken to review current legislation, policies, and programs relating to parental leave.

Canada recommends that the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

1. Increase efforts to protect the economic, social, and cultural rights of migrants, including reviewing the conditions of asylum centers and combating the exploitation of migrants in the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
2. Increase efforts to address institutional racism and review the impact of racial bias, profiling, and discrimination on the application of laws, policies, supports, and practices.
3. Continue its strong global leadership on the protection of media freedom, including by increasing domestic efforts to protect journalists.

Canada welcomes the steps taken to promote the rights of women and girls internationally, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.