The Netherlands is on a mission to boost accountability — whether it be for EU governments undermining the rule of law or individuals committing human rights abuses in far-flung places.
On Monday, the Dutch government will make its case in Brussels for a new EU global human rights sanctions regime.
“The existing sanctioning mechanisms are targeted at specific regions,” Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok told POLITICO in an interview Sunday.
“We are convinced it would be very useful to have a specific human rights sanction instrument, not targeted at a region, but at any person or organizations involved in human rights violations— wherever …read more
Source: European Voice
