Dutch CEDAW and GREVIO are pushing for Femicide Laws in Netherlands

After having it done both in Malta and Italy, now CEDAW and GREVIO (the Council for the application of the Istanbul Convention) are trying to do the same in Netherlands:

"Netherlands must better recognise role of gender in domestic violence, expert body says"

"A European expert group has urged the Netherlands to ensure its policies reflect that domestic violence "disproportionately affects women", and said its gender-neutral approach could leave women at risk. The Netherlands ranks highly within the European Union on gender equality and the country has brought in new laws against harassment and discrimination. Gender references have been removed from some policies to promote equality, but GREVIO, the Council of Europe's expert group on domestic violence, said in this sphere they were necessary."

""Violence within a relationship is often viewed as reciprocal or a conflict between two equals, without a thorough understanding of the gendered power dynamics in intimate partner violence," it said in its report on the Netherlands. This could lead to women's victimisation at the hands of male perpetrators being overlooked or minimised, with detrimental effects on women's right to protection and support and an impact on child custody and visitation rights, it said."

"HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS DEFINED IS KEY Dutch authorities define domestic violence as "violence in a dependency relationship" which risked failing to address differences in power, dependency and gender roles, GREVIO said. The "gender-neutral mantra" results in the denial of discrimination and ineffective policies, the Dutch branch of the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and GREVIO told."