In a joint statement by Canada and the Netherlands released on October 10 by the Government of Canada, the two nations allege that since 2011, “tens of thousands of Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapons attacks” by the Syrian regime.
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A Dutch court has held the Nigerian subsidiary of the British-Dutch multinational Royal Dutch Shell liable for several oil spills in the Nigerian Niger Delta in 2006 and 2007, The New York Times reports. This case, which concludes a 13 year-long legal battle between four Nigerian farmers and the company, will likely be a catalyst for more successful environmental cases against multinational oil firms.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte defeated far-right populist candidate Geert Wilders in the most recent parliamentary election. Rutte is now focused on building a coalition to secure at least 76 seats of the 150 possible Dutch Parliament seats.
Read MoreA diplomatic feud between Turkey and the Netherlands has grown from a simple misunderstanding into a need for a referendum.
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