The right to gather and demonstrate is coming under increasing pressure in the Netherlands, says human rights activist organization Amnesty International. This is because local and national governments "have insufficient knowledge about what is and is not covered by the right to demonstrate,” the group says.
According to Dagmar Oudshoorn, director of Amnesty International Netherlands, protests are "too often considered to be a security risk rather than a human right that should be facilitated as best as possible.”