Representative
Senator
GreenLeft
Senate - Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands
Working language: English
23/06/2022 | 11:40:19 Thank you. I will start with my sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims of the downing. And I would like to thank the rapporteur, not only for his excellent report but also for his sincere attention to and compassion for the next of kin, with whom he spoke, even this morning, I understood. On the role Russia played in the downing of MH17, as well as on its obstruction of the investigations and getting justice, the report is as clear as it can be at this point. More clarity will... 22/06/2022 | 17:29:24 Thank you. First I want to compliment all three rapporteurs for their very relevant report. Combining the reports underlying the urgency of this debate and the coherence between the reports, several topics are more than once mentioned underlining that these are important issues. I will name a few: the protection, care, and support for refugees and displaced persons, and in particular children; the focus on education, and the need for rebuilding society - literally by rebuilding houses... 20/06/2022 | 15:32:04 Thank you, Chair. On behalf of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, I want to thank Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW for this most important report, and Sir Tony LLOYD for his comments and additions. As the report rightly states, we are facing increasing racism and intolerance in Europe. Hate speech is targeted at people because of their ethnic origin, cultural background, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other grounds which make them the other. It is good that the scope... 27/04/2022 | 19:56:15 Thank you, President. I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his work on this crucial topic. Although the cause is tragic, I think it is important that the Black Lives Matter movement sparked renewed attention to the unjustified use of force, as well as its systemic discriminatory causes. In this regard, I would like to draw attention to several developments in my home country, the Netherlands. Research by, among others, Amnesty International showed that police forces in the... 26/04/2022 | 17:12:20 Thank you, Mr President. I would like to congratulate rapporteur Ms Reina de BRUIJN-WEZEMAN with this excellent report, resolution and recommendation. The move towards deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities is both strongly needed and required by states' human rights obligations. Where placement in institutions should be abandoned, it is still being used far too often in all sorts of care, both for people with physical disabilities and people with psychiatric problems. In this...
21/02/2022 | Doc. 15459 | Report Access to abortion in Europe: stopping anti-choice harassment
18/08/2022 | Doc. 15593 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the specific challenges faced by the Belarusians in exile 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15574 | Written declaration Europe must not compromise with regard to the rule of law in Poland 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15576 | Written declaration Civil society organisations aiding refugees from Ukraine must be supported 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15579 | Written declaration The LGBTI-phobic hate speech of Patriarch Kirill must be condemned 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15580 | Motion for a resolution Healthy and sustainable food
23/06/2022 | Doc. 15546, vote on the draft text for resolution The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta 23/06/2022 | Doc. 15543, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH17 22/06/2022 | Doc. 15539, vote on the draft text for resolution Preventing and combating antisemitism in Europe 22/06/2022 | Doc. 15547, vote on the draft text for resolution Humanitarian consequences and internal and external migration in connection with the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine 22/06/2022 | Doc. 15548, vote on the draft text for resolution Protection and alternative care for unaccompanied and separated migrant and refugee children