… Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with … human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing …
… in the Netherlands criminalises rape (Art. 242 criminal law), sexual assault and stalking (law from 28 June 2000). No separate criminal offence exists … as instigation, aiding and abetting. An adjustment of the law in February 2006 makes FGM performed abroad punishable …
… had done since 1999. The state’s reasoning was that Dutch law was in accordance with the convention, so did not need … refused to ban or penalise the party and held that the law was already strong enough to deal with any discrimination … procedure of the SGP was brought into line with the law as stipulated by the Supreme Court. This removed the need …