Nightclub discriminated by refusing Antillean men

July 03, 2014 1:00 PM
THE HAGUE - A recent ruling of the Netherlands Human Rights Council has confirmed the image that racism is a daily occurrence. The case in point was the refusal of men of Dutch Caribbean descent at a nightclub in Leeuwarden.
 
The security at the door had been ordered not to allow Dutch Caribbean men. Reason for this decision was a fight involving Dutch Caribbean men outside the club the week before. The man in question had been waiting in line together with his girlfriend for a New Year's Eve party in Club Red.
 
The man who was refused entry filed a complaint with the police. Police went to the club and the doorman told the officers that he wasn't allowing "Antillean men" inside the club. The man took his case to the Human Rights Council. The Council confirmed that the man had been discriminated against based on his ethnic origin.
 
The second annual Human Rights 2013 report showed that human rights don't apply to everyone in the Netherlands. Racism occurs on a daily basis, on the work floor, in public and in the night life.
 
According to the Council, municipalities should assume a more active role in safeguarding people's human rights on a local basis. The report looks back at the human rights situation in 2013 and includes some fifty recommendations to the Dutch Government to ensure that human rights are for everyone.
 
More knowledge in education is needed, also for professionals and municipalities, it was stated in the report. "The development in 2013 was the transition from denial of the existence of racism to the first steps of recognition."
The social debate on racism was partly boosted by the report of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe, while the discussion whether Black Pete ("Zwarte Piet") is a racist phenomenon also contributed.
 
"Ministers and politicians in first instance responded with denial, but more and more they are confirming that racism exists in the Netherlands. The trend continued in 2014 and various members of government and politicians specifically took a stand against racism and discrimination. This is a step forward that requires follow-up."
The Human Rights Council called on the Dutch Government to put racism on the agenda every year, just like discrimination against homosexuals and anti-Semitism.

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