Yesterday, lawyer Eva Bezem received the Tomas Weterings Prize. The festive presentation of the award took place during a conference of the Specialist Association of Migration Attorneys in debate center De Balie in Amsterdam.
The Tomas Weterings Prize is a prize that this association awards biannually to a fellow attorney who has distinguished themselves in the field of migration law. In the jury report, the jury praised Eva's commitment to the plight of Surinamese former Dutch citizens in their struggle to obtain Dutch citizenship. More information about this case can be found here (in Dutch):
- De Regenbooggroep - Een verblijfsvergunning voor oud-Nederlandse Surinamers
- Het ASKV dient samen met advocate Eva Bezem honderd aanvragen in voor oud-Nederlandse Surinamers
- Tweede Kamer voor verblijfsvergunning ongedocumenteerde Surinamers
- Advocate Eva Bezem komt op voor Surinamers zonder papieren
The jury also referred to a recent interview with Eva in the Dutch legal trade journal Advocatenblad, in which she was critical of the current Dutch cabinet’s asylum plans.
Needless to say, our firm is very proud of Eva and we congratulate her wholeheartedly on this wonderful recognition for her work.
