City Rights Radio S3E2 – Facts and Fake News in the Dutch Elections: Housing Rights, Refugees’ Rights?
In this episode of City Rights Radio, we dive into the housing crisis in the Netherlands and how it affects asylum seekers, refugees, and the wider population.
Asylum seekers and refugees face a lack of stable housing, frequent relocations between reception centers, and a system that keeps them in a constant state of stress and uncertainty. But these challenges are not unique to migrants—the Dutch housing market itself is in crisis.
To break down fact from fiction, our host Joygail Caupain speaks with:
• Hidaya, an activist and feminist from Uganda, and founder of the Amsterdam City Rights coalition, who shares the struggles of finding housing as an asylum seeker.
• Melissa, founder of WoonProtest, who explains why the Dutch housing market is collapsing and why the issue is bigger than migration alone.
Their stories prove that the claim that refugees are “stealing houses” is simply false—the real issue lies in a failing housing system that affects everyone.
Read more in the linked article on OneWorld!
Created by: Mohamed Bah, Riccardo Biggi, Joygail Caupain, Savannah Koolen, and Malou Lintmeijer.
Supported by Ben & Jerry’s.
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