Representative
Senator
GreenLeft-Labour Party
Senate - Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
, 2023
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
22/04/2026 - Session PACE condemns new law in Israel which expands the death penalty ‘in a discriminatory way’ 27/03/2026 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE rapporteur strongly urges Knesset members to oppose ‘discriminatory’ bill expanding the death penalty in Israel 18/03/2026 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE committee deeply concerned at proposal to expand the death penalty in Israel 03/03/2025 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE General Rapporteur appalled by planned firing squad execution in the US 09/10/2024 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights ‘The death penalty does not make society safer,’ says General Rapporteur
22/04/2026 | 18:26:48 Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to begin with thanking Ms Barbara LOCHBIHLER and Ms Antoinette CHAHINE for their informative and impressive, brave and deeply moving contributions. Their words underline the importance of our shared fight against the death penalty. I'm grateful to all my colleagues for an interesting and passionate debate. Also, I want to thank the Secretariat for their excellent work. Some colleagues stated that the report focuses more explicitly on Israel than on other... 22/04/2026 | 16:34:00 Dear President, Dear colleagues, Fifteen years after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's last resolution focused on the death penalty, this report aims to contribute to the next World Congress Against the Death Penalty to be held in Paris on 26 June. Over the years, the Assembly has significantly contributed to making the Council of Europe's geographical and legal space a death penalty-free zone. In the 1990s, the Assembly made the commitment to abolish a precondition for... 26/01/2026 | 17:54:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) The international legal order exists to ensure that the gravest crimes are subject to law rather than power. Courts, treaties and legal institutions were created to guarantee accountability even when it is politically inconvenient. Today, that foundation is under serious pressure. The United States’ sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are a direct assault on the rule of law. By sanctioning ICC officials for performing... 01/10/2025 | 17:39:03 Thank you, Chair. Dear colleagues, The draft convention before us is a landmark step in restoring justice. It ensures that the massive damage caused by Russia’s act of aggression will not remain uncompensated. By anchoring the Commission within the Council of Europe through an open convention, it guarantees both independence and legitimacy. Importantly, the Convention provides continuity: the Commission will take over the work of the Register of Damage, transforming documentation into... 26/06/2025 | 10:38:48 Thank you, Mister President, Dear colleagues, First, I want to thank my dear colleague and friend Mr Paulo PISCO for his important report. His work is meaningful to me. As someone who is half Dutch and half Vietnamese/Somalian, and whose family members came to Europe as refugees in the 1970s, I know that behind every statistic is a story – a person. A family, a life full of hope and fear. Without the solidarity and protection they received back then, we would not be the beautiful and strong...
14/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev | Report Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 25/06/2024 | Doc. 16016 | Committee Opinion Safeguarding human rights for future generations
05/05/2026 | Doc. 16349 | Written declaration Full and unwavering support for Ms Francesca Albanese 05/05/2026 | Doc. 16337 | Written declaration Restrictions on the right of peaceful assembly and their impact on democratic standards 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16390 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the issue of drug facilitated sexual violence and the online platforms used by perpetrators 20/04/2026 | Doc. 16384 | Motion for a resolution Empowering youth in the digital age: towards creative, democratic and competence-based approaches to online participation 24/02/2026 | Doc. 16349 | Written declaration Full and unwavering support for Ms Francesca Albanese
23/04/2026 | Doc. 16371, vote on the draft text for recommendation European guidelines to counter social dumping and labour exploitation 23/04/2026 | Doc. 16374, vote on the draft text for resolution Copyright enforcement in the artificial intelligence environment 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for recommendation Elections in times of crisis 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for resolution Elections in times of crisis