In 2011, post Arab spring, the Dutch Government suspended exporting arms to areas in conflict or exposed to conflict such as the Kingdom of Bahrain. Now, the Dutch Government resumed its arms exports to the Kingdom of Bahrain and continues to do so to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia despite the human rights violations in Bahrain and the non-humanitarian war in Yemen. My first question, what is the legal benchmark to export Arms from the Netherlands to areas of conflict and to governments with a record of human rights violations ? Second question, why does the Netherlands continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, while it clearly expresses its concern of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and continued human rights violations in both Gulf States ? Does the Dutch Foreign Affairs consider to revisit its Arm export policy ?
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Dear Mr. Bert Koenders,
In 2011, post Arab spring, the Dutch Government suspended exporting arms to areas in conflict or exposed to conflict such as the Kingdom of Bahrain. Now, the Dutch Government resumed its arms exports to the Kingdom of Bahrain and continues to do so to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia despite the human rights violations in Bahrain and the non-humanitarian war in Yemen. My first question, what is the legal benchmark to export Arms from the Netherlands to areas of conflict and to governments with a record of human rights violations ? Second question, why does the Netherlands continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, while it clearly expresses its concern of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and continued human rights violations in both Gulf States ? Does the Dutch Foreign Affairs consider to revisit its Arm export policy ?
Regards, Ahmed
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