Foreign Ministry report reveals where Dutch human rights funding is spent in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and China

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Foreign Ministry report reveals where Dutch human rights funding is spent in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and China
Dutch Human Rights Ambassador Wim Geerts meets with members of the Kenyan diaspora. / photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

From discreet support for Russian journalists to multi‑million euro investments in Gaza, Congo and China, a new Foreign Ministry report offers a rare, detailed look at how the Netherlands is putting its human rights policy into practice. But behind the long list of projects lies a stark reality: shrinking budgets, tougher choices — and a world increasingly resistant to its message.

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