The Hague - Post Report Question and Answers

Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?

I don't think any country has eradicated these problems, but again the Netherlands is probably one of the best places in the world for social justice and equality. - May 2022


None that I've seen. - Jan 2019


Yes. As more and more immigrants settle here, the native community is becoming increasingly more uncomfortable with it, especially with immigrants from Morocco. - Feb 2015


The Dutch collectively are quite liberal. In my experience, individuals are less progressive on issues of race than typical Americans. The Dutch people continue to struggle how to integrate their new immigrant population into main-stream public life. Thus, attitudes toward north Africans, Turks, Poles, Romanians, etc vary widely. - Jun 2014


Over the past 20 years there has been a rise in anti-immmigrant sentiment targeting primarily Turkish immigrants. - Apr 2014


I have not experienced anything. - Jul 2011


no - Nov 2010


No. - Jul 2010


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