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Since 2010, Sint Maarten has been an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Due to the economically dire situation on the island due to the corona pandemic and the devastation caused by the hurricane season in 2017, it has to rely on financial loan from the Netherlands. To this end, the Netherlands is forcing reforms that are disproportionate and undemocratic. The parliament of Sint Maarten has therefore filed a complaint with the UN for human rights violations and racism. State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Rela

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