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The Dutch Minister for Legal Protection told Parliament the report presented an 'extremely concerning' picture in which reporting to police is hampered by the community's closed character, urged the leadership to set up an independent reporting point, and announced he would meet them.

Claim ID claim-safeguarding-dutch-minister-responseConcerns 27 January 2020Independent finding
Independent finding · 27 January 2020 Verified

The Dutch Minister for Legal Protection told Parliament the report presented an 'extremely concerning' picture in which reporting to police is hampered by the community's closed character, urged the leadership to set up an independent reporting point, and announced he would meet them. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Kamerstuk 34843 nr. 39, 27 January 2020

The organisation’s position or later explanation: The organisation later said it provides pastoral care but had not implemented a central independent hotline.

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Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Kamerstuk 34843 nr. 39, “Brief van de Minister voor Rechtsbescherming inzake seksuele intimidatie en geweld (WODC-rapport Jehova's getuigen)”

27 January 2020 · S. Dekker, Minister voor Rechtsbescherming · Officiële bekendmakingen (overheid.nl)

“uit het onderzoek blijkt dat redenen zijn om aan te nemen dat het doen van aangifte bemoeilijkt wordt door het gesloten karakter van de gemeenschap”

(Gloss: the research shows there are reasons to assume that reporting to the police is made harder by the closed character of the community.) The minister described the picture as 'extremely concerning', urged the leadership to set up an independent reporting point and announced a meeting with them; a separate November 2019 WODC report addressed widening mandatory reporting.

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Confidence note. Parliamentary paper opened; quotation confirmed.

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Notes. The organisation later (December 2023) sued the Dutch State alleging discrimination; a court rejected that claim (NOS, 2024) — not opened, so not relied on.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-tk-2020-0127-kamerbrief-dekker

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