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Jun 23, 2007
Quickie Link: Dutch Embassies Checking Gay Rights in Countries Receiving Aid
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By vanrozenheim
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(The Hague, Netherlands) - Dutch embassies in the 36 countries that receive development aid from The Hague are starting an investigation of the position of homosexuals. They are doing so at the request of Labour (PvdA) Development Cooperation Minister Bert Koenders. The Netherlands maintains a close relationship with the 36 "partner countries". In half of them, homosexuality is formally a criminal offence. Koenders has urged the embassies to press the authorities to abolish homosexuality as a criminal offence. The governments must also be urged to improve the position of sexual minority groups in society.
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