Dutch must look after asylum seekers: UN

United Nations human rights experts have told the Dutch government to offer emergency help to failed asylum seekers before Christmas in an Urgent Appeal Letter. The letter says homeless migrants should get immediate emergency aid such as food, clothes and shelter. 'In these dark days before Christmas it is distressing that the Dutch government will not use just 0.01% of its yearly budget to help people who live... More >



National Gallery could get Dutch boss

Three leading Dutch museum bosses are among five people being considered for the job of director of London's National Gallery, the Independent says on Tuesday. The paper lists Axel Rüger, Taco Dibbits and Emilie Gordenker as potential candidates. Rüger has been director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam since 2006. He joined the museum from the National where he was a curator of Dutch... More >