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Nieuwsbericht 24 februari 2023

Reactie ‘Friends of Esthers’ op eindrapport commissie Hendriks

Het eindrapport van de Commissie die sinds april 2021 onderzoek deed naar ‘georganiseerd sadistisch seksueel misbruik van kinderen’ kwam op 21 december j.l. – op letterlijk de donkerste dag van het jaar – uit. Ons grootste bezwaar is steeds geweest dat de commissie niet onafhankelijk was, dat vele overlevers daardoor niet durfden te praten en dat de uitkomst van het onderzoek daardoor ernstig tekort zou schieten en vooringenomen zou zijn. Onze verwachting was ook dat de uitkomst van het onderzoek daarmee vér achter zou blijven bij het onderzoek van Argos terwijl het juist keihard nodig is dat er veel méér informatie over georganiseerd sadistisch en satanisch misbruik openbaar wordt. Daarom hebben wij ons uitgesproken tégen deze commissie en vanwege de gevaren overlevers voor deze commissie gewaarschuwd, zie onze website onder ‘Commissie Hendriks’.

Het eindrapport van de commissie is wat ons betreft helaas volledig in lijn met deze verwachting. De commissie sprak slechts iets meer dan 20 overlevers. Het beschrijft vooral allerlei meningen en gezichtspunten, is o.i. wetenschappelijk gezien een aanfluiting en blijft weg bij elk gevoel van urgentie of noodzaak om dit grote onrecht te erkennen en aan de wortel aan te pakken. De aanbevelingen zijn dan ook ondermaats en in onze ogen op punten zelfs gevaarlijk. Het ziet ernaar uit dat met de uitvoer van een aantal van deze adviezen – die naar onze verwachting geen wezenlijk verschil gaan maken – de gemoederen weer gesust zullen worden, net als in 1994.

Een groep GZ-therapeuten en behandelaren waar Aline Terpstra deel van uitmaakt, schreef een letter met de eigen bevindingen en bezwaren, gericht aan de Tweede Kamer. In die brief wordt gesproken over een ‘zwaar ondermaats en halfslachtig’ rapport. De groep vraagt dan ook om een second opinion. Naar haar mening kan dit een schat aan informatie opleveren op grond waarvan  aanbevelingen kunnen worden gedaan die werkelijk verschil maken. ‘Friends of Esthers’ schaart zich achter deze brief en de oproep tot een onafhankelijke second opinion. 

Helaas hebben tot op heden alleen de SGP en de SP op de brief gereageerd met een algemeen antwoord. Zij gaan niet inhoudelijk in op het dringende pleidooi van de groep GZ-behandelaren.

Stand van zaken in politiek

In de politiek is tot op heden heel weinig aandacht aan besteed aan het rapport van de commissie. Eén kamerlid bracht het rapport op een glasheldere manier wél onder de aandacht, zie here zijn bijdrage in de Tweede Kamer op 19 januari jl. Wat de media betreft, o.a. het Nederlands Dagblad en NRC publiceerden erover. Belangenbehartigers KTGG, Spotlight and Stichting Misbruikt! reageerden uitgebreid op het rapport, ook met de nodige kritiek.

Het is nu aan de Minister van Justitie (Dilan Yesilgoz) om vervolgstappen te nemen, bijv. door de aanbevelingen over te nemen en deze uit te voeren. Maar eerst verwacht de Tweede Kamer een (schriftelijke) reactie van het Kabinet. In de vaste Tweede kamer-commissie J&V zal het rapport vervolgens geagendeerd worden als deelthema van een overleg rondom “Seksueel Geweld en Kindermisbruik”. Hier zullen vervolgstappen besproken worden. Er is nog geen datum bekend van dit overleg. Naar onze mening is een second opinion door een werkelijk onafhankelijke commissie dé essentiële vervolgstap. We hopen van harte dat de vaste Tweede Kamer-commissie J&V dit zal inzien en in actie komt! 

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We willen jou als lezer daarom van harte aanmoedigen om zelf ook een e-mail bericht te sturen aan Tweede Kamerleden, in het bijzonder hen die Justitie en Veiligheid in hun portefeuille hebben. Roep hen op om zich hard te maken voor een onafhankelijk second opinion onderzoek naar georganiseerd sadistisch misbruik. Daarbij is het handig om de 14 bezwaren uit de behandelaarsbrief te lezen. Die zetten duidelijk uiteen wat er mis is met het rapport en waarom.  Hierbij een link naar voorbeeldmails die je kunt gebruiken en naar relevante mailadressen.

Ook willen we je graag uitdagen om lokaal, regionaal of provinciaal – op een manier die voor je mogelijk is en bij je past – je politieke stem te laten horen. Dit kan bijv. door een bericht te plaatsen op sociale media (bijv. door te reageren op een bericht van een lokale politicus), je persoonlijk te richten tot beslissers of influencers of misschien zelfs door je kandidaat te stellen voor verkiezingen. Wij kunnen helpen met voorbeeldbrieven, visitekaartjes en ander materiaal.

Help ons mee om op te komen voor kinderen en volwassenen in ons Nederland die dagelijks lijden onder gruwelijk sadistisch en satanisch geweld!

Nieuwsbericht 31 oktober 2022

halloween

In the last blog post read how Esther recounts her enormous struggle around this kind of cult day. Intended as an encouragement for survivors/victims and as a helping hand for next-of-kin.

News release 8 October 2022

See here for a new interview with Esther and Aline.

Including: explanation of deliberately created DIS, Esther's recovery process, how reporting goes when there are split memories, the inaccessibility of police to victims like Esther, curious commotion in the media following Bessel van der Kolk's statements about repressed memories, the bias of the LEBZ, the state of affairs regarding the non-independent Hendriks committee.

News release 13 June 2022

We regularly receive questions via the contact page about how Esther is doing. In her latest blog, she talks about the great strides she has made in recent months on her road to recovery. A story of deep hope. Personal parts that were still stuck in an automatic reaction to cult offenders, with which she sometimes still endangered herself (e.g. by reflexively opening a door for a certain offender), have been integrated. A big step towards safety. At least, safety within. The cult continues unabated with stalking, car chases (which are sometimes also seen by network friends who drive along) and threatening emails.

News release 7 April 2022

Survivors regularly contact us asking for help. Unfortunately, we have lost contact with one of them, because the person asking for help and the host family have stepped out of contact. We are very sorry about this. We invite those directly involved, who have questions about this, to discuss this with us. We (want to) learn from this situation and will take steps to try to prevent this from happening in the future.

News release 12 March 2022

Letter GGZ treatment group to Hendriks committee

The group of 20 mental health care providers has written a second response to the Hendriks Committee. In it they list seven reasons why they consider it irresponsible to urge survivors to talk to the Hendriks Committee. They also indicate that it is necessary to find other ways that offer opportunities to bring the truth about organised sadistic abuse to the surface. So that law and justice will have the last word in the lives of the victims in our country. You can find the letter here.

News release 5 February 2022

Warning to survivors about talking to the Hendriks Committee

Now that the motion for a truly independent investigation has been rejected, this means that the Hendriks Committee will continue. There is a new tab on the website about this commission. There is a substantiated warning to survivors find out about the risks of talking to this committee and a call from a fellow victim (not Esther) not to talk to this committee. Under the tab 'Hendriks Committee', you can also find a lot of official documents of the committee, such as the establishment decision and the process report, so that the reader can check some of the things mentioned in the warning for himself.

New testimonials from Esther

On a daily basis, Esther is besieged by emails, photos and present cult members around her home, on the road and at work. These triggers are deliberately given by the cult to force parts of her to obey. In her last blog post Esther describes how cult recently managed to trap her in the toilet at work, triggering a piece of trauma that had not yet been processed. This life-and-death struggle forces Esther to face her horrible memories head-on. 

The testimonies of Esther in fragments 10 are about perpetrators who are at the heart of power in this world. I sincerely hope that her voice will be heard by many.

Update on communication with political parties

In the updated article communication with political parties The response of various political parties to our request for talks in the run-up to the now rejected motion is summarised in the following. We invested extra in contact with the CU and SGP, because we had high expectations of them on account of their Biblical foundations. This is always about basic justice for people who are horribly abused. Take note of the communication with them and the choices they made.

Children and DIS

It is very important that we as a society take an interest in children who are trapped in (organised sadistic/satanic) abuse. In the presentation who am i? A colleague (anonymously, name known to us) explains how to recognise DIS and what matters in the treatment. Interesting for anyone who wants to develop antennae to be able to recognise and help these children. A must for every professional who works with children.

News release 8 December 2021

Yesterday, the Lower House rejected the motion calling for an independent investigation into organised sadistic abuse. In the roll-call vote, 104 members voted against and 23 in favour. In an explanation of vote, this was expressed on behalf of GroenLinks, Chistenunie, CDA, PvdD, VVD, SGP, JA21, Volt, PvdA, Bijeen, D66, Den Haan and Omtzigt. In this item It is explained that the reasons they gave for voting against the motion are wrong. Is this stupidity or unwillingness?

News release 2 December 2021

The motion is again postponed, the roll call vote is expected next week.

News release 23 November 2021

Motion for independent investigation

The vote on the motion has been postponed again by Gideon van Meijeren, probably in the week of 29 November. This means there is still time to send an e-mail to the representatives of the people! Call on them to support this motion, which asks for an independent investigation into organised sadistic abuse, separate from justicesupport it wholeheartedly!

News release 22 November 2021

Interview with Esther

Part 1 of an interview with Esther has just gone online. In conversation with Erik van der Horst from Café Weltschmerz, Esther gives us a start of a look into the world of cult, satan worship, sacrifices, production of child pornography, prostitution and blackmail. Watch it, write a reaction if you like and send it on as much as possible! An authentic testimony from a survivor like Esther is the most powerful tool to awaken society to the horrific reality of satanic ritual abuse! Stand beside her in this unequal battle and help her expose the darkness!

Support the Esthers of the Netherlands!

You can help Esther and other Esthers by letting MPs know that you too want an independent investigation into organised sadistic abuse. To make this easier, sample e-mails have been placed on the website, under the tab 'support the new motion! The email addresses of the members of the Lower House can also be found here. 

Interview with Carine Hutsebaut about Dutroux

Weltschmerz interviewed Carine Hutsebaut a year ago. The text under the video says: 'She is specialised in the treatment of victims and perpetrators of child abuse. In 1995, Hutsebaut made the news with her own investigation into the practices of Dutroux, who abducted, tortured, abused and murdered five girls. According to her, the investigation was frustrated because Dutroux was part of an influential network. Since then, nothing surprises me anymore. Everything you can think of, is possible.

News release 16 November 2021

Motion postponed for a week

The vote on Gideon van Meijeren's motion has been postponed for a week, probably due to recent developments. Van Meijeren's motion asks for the dissolution of the current Hendriks committee, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to investigate organised sadistic abuse. The motion also asks for the establishment of a new, independent commission that is not subject to Justice and that observes the preconditions for independence.

Letter Spotlight, Knowledge Centre

Spotlight, a group of survivors of organised abuse, has sent a letter to a number of government officials and to the Lower House, in which they withdraw their confidence in the chairman of the Hendriks Committee.

The KTGG also asked Mr. Hendriks to resign from his position, as he did not have the confidence of the victims. However, the Hendriks Committee has let it be known that the Committee will continue in its current composition.

Open letter to CU and SGP, from more than 20 ministers, pastors and leaders in the Christian Netherlands

In an open letter to the Christenunie and the SGP, more than 20 leaders in the Christian Netherlands call on the Christenunie and the SGP to stick their necks out and vote in favour of the new motion: Separate the investigation from Justice. An article about this appeared in today's Nederlands Dagblad.

30 October 2021

Interview Café Weltschmerz 'Victims deserve independent investigation'

Via this link You can watch the conversation between Erik van der Horst and Aline Terpstra, that was put online by Weltschmerz this morning. It includes an explanation of the origin of DIS and a start of explanation of the origin of programmed DIS. Besides that, it once again substantiates the need for real independent research into organized sadistic abuse.

Your help is needed! Support the need for independent research into organised sadistic abuse! Send an email to your favourite people's representative!

A day in the life of Esther as a child

In preparation for the interview I had with Erik van der Horst - to clarify how and why different parts of the person surface - Esther described an example of a day of her as a child that I could use as an illustration. I have indeed used this in a highly simplified form. Under 'the story of Esther/a day in the life of Esther as a child' you can read the more extensive version, in which you get an impression of the complex and horrible reality of a child with programmed DIS. Much more complex than I could explain in the limited time in the interview.

Invitation Hendriks Committee

Recently, on September 25, the GGZ-treaters group received an invitation from the Hendriks Committee, the committee established by Minister Grapperhaus to investigate organised sadistic abuse. The invitation and the response of the treatment group can be found under the tab 'government, police and justice'. 

Yet a reaction on behalf of Minister Grapperhaus

Although Minister Grapperhaus had indicated in his last e-mail that he would not respond to our e-mails until both investigations (into organised sadistic abuse as well as the LEBZ) had been concluded, we still received a response to our last letter on 30 September with a surprising twist. This can be found under the tab 'government, police and justice'.

21 October 2021

Fire letter and motion for a truly independent commission! Support the motion!

The Hendriks Committee, appointed to investigate organised sadistic ritual abuse, is absolutely not independent of the judiciary and will therefore not be able to bring the truth about sadistic ritual abuse to light. For facts and substantiation, see the updated article on the national investigations.

The treatment group of 20 mental health practitioners in collaboration with the Lisa Foundation against Child Abuse has developed a firebrand written to the Lower House. A motion requesting the government to dissolve the Hendriks Committee and establish a new committee in accordance with the necessary preconditions for independence will be submitted shortly.

Your help is needed! Support the need for independent research into organised sadistic abuse! Send an email to your favourite people's representative!

New on the website

The story of Esther's partner

Esther's partner, who has been faithfully at her side for 7 years, obviously has her own testimony about what she experienced with Esther. And why she knows that Esther's testimony cannot be fabricated. Read it yourself! Also worth reading if you are a partner of someone with DIS.

Further reading and watching

A number of very worthwhile items have been added to 'further reading, listening and watching': an article on DID by scientist Simone Reinders who has been working on this theme for decades: it is undeniable that trauma causes DID, she says. Michael Salter, Australian criminologist speaks out in clear language about the enormous damage that the False Memory Movement has caused. He also states that it is wise for victims not to cooperate with an investigation that has been initiated by the Justice Department. A relatively new radio programme by Argos clearly explains how the CIA's experiments under MKUltra, aimed exactly what we find in survivors of satanic ritual abuse.

Prayer letter no. 1, October 2021

Starting this month, it is our intention to publish a quarterly prayer letter with accurate and up-to-date information on satanic ritual abuse in the Netherlands. If you want to receive this letter by email, please send a message via the contact page.

12 June 2021

Again, on behalf of Minister Grapperhaus an evasive response was given to the fifth letter of the group of mental health care practitioners, see Minister Grapperhaus' response to fifth letter GGZ-treatment group . The response in no way substantively addresses the insistent plea for a truly independent commission organized sadistic abuse.

May 20, 2021

Investigation into LEBZ not independent!

In a letter In a letter to the Dutch Parliament, outgoing Minister Grapperhaus announced that the independent investigation into the 'scientific foundation and vision, role and interpretation of tasks, the unofficial objectives of the LEZ, the working methods and the results of recent years' had been entrusted to the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC). The WODC, which played an extremely dubious role in the investigation into organized sadistic abuse. The WODC, of which it has been established before - see the third letter of the group of practitioners - that they allowed investigations by the Ministry of Justice to be bent in the direction they wanted. 

Once again, therefore, this is not an independent investigation, but an investigation of a police body by an organisation that is closely linked to the judiciary. And that while there are good reasons to take very serious account of the possibility that high-ranking people in, for example, the Justice Department have an interest in the corrupt working methods of the LEBZ. An investigation in which real independence from the judiciary is therefore of the utmost urgency. Once again, the cry for justice is not heard!

Parliamentarians, be our voice and go for real independence!

Readers, call on the parliamentarian(s) of your choice to do so! They need input from us, the citizens!

May 6, 2021

Update on national surveys

The committee appointed by Minister Grapperhaus, consisting of Mr. Hendriks and Ms. Slotboom, has taken its first alarming steps. More about this in the conclusion of the article about the national investigations elsewhere on this website. We call on members of parliament not to agree with this commission and we call on readers to point out their responsibility in this matter!

Nothing has been heard about the second investigation, an independent investigation into the functioning of the LEBZ (on the basis of a motion adopted on 1 November 2020). The Parliamentary Standing Committee of Justice and Security sent a reminder to Minister Dekker on April 14. In the meantime more than 5 months have passed. Going to the police and courts is still pointless for victims of this extreme abuse ...

Don't miss it! Broadcasted by Argos this Saturday 8 May, NPO radio 1, 14:00 hrs.

After Griet op de Beeck told on television that she had been abused by her father, an army of columnists and memory scholars fell over her. None of the critics knew her personally or had researched her story. In any case it has been a successful publicity offensive, in which the idea that people can retrieve memories is unanimously ridiculed'. But what role did the LEBZ play in this?

20 April 2021

Symposium Knowledge Centre: looking back!

Saturday, April 10, the Knowledge Center on Transgenerational Violence held its annual symposium. Through the Knowledge Center you can still participate in the symposium online. And that is recommended for anyone who wants to know more about ritual abuse in the Netherlands and abroad.

Sanne Terlingen clearly explains the careful way in which she and Huub Jaspers shaped the investigation into ritual abuse. This provides more information than the radio documentary 'Shards of glass and dark rituals'. Highly recommended!

The lecture by the Australian criminologist Michael Salter is also worthwhile. Among other things, he discusses the question of what are the sociological 'advantages' of organized abuse for pedosexuals. One of the things he also mentions is that 50% of child pornography worldwideis hosted in the Netherlands. The widespread explanation that the Netherlands has such a good Internet seems to us to be a completely inadequate explanation for these frightening figures.

Documentary 'glass shards and dark rituals' about ritual abuse, nominated for audience award 'de Tegel': cast your vote!

The radio documentary about ritual abuse by Sanne Terlingen and Huub Jaspers has been nominated for the public award De Tegel. Voting for this groundbreaking documentary is a signal that our society wants attention for this horrible abuse. This is desperately needed, now that most media and talk shows largely ignore the extremely shocking revelations made by Argos! Let your voice be heard, via https://www.detegel.info/stemmen/?publicatie=27

16 April 2020

Will the commission of inquiry into organised sadistic abuse be truly independent after all?

In response to our fifth letter to the Second Chamber, in which we again call for a truly independent investigative commission into organized sadistic abuse, we received a letter yesterday from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Security. The text of this letter reads:

Your above-mentioned letter has been received and discussed by the Standing Committee on Justice and Security.

The committee has decided that there is information in your letter that can be used during the committee debate on child abuse. The members of the parliament can read your letter in preparation. Members of the House can decide for themselves what they do with the information and how they use it. Possibly this written question round/committee debate will be concluded with a very short plenary debate (two-minute debate).

The committee debate on child abuse is public. You can follow it live on www.tweedekamer.nl or our app Debat Direct. You can also watch the debate back at https://debatgemist.tweedekamer.nl.

On behalf of the committee, I thank you for sending me your email.'

Inquiries reveal that no date has yet been set for the committee debate. We call upon you, in line with our fourth and fifth letter, to send an e-mail to your favorite member of the Second Chamber, preferably a member of the Parliamentary Committee of Justice and Security. In this mail, you can make clear that it is of the utmost importance that after 25 years of radio silence, there will now be a truly independent investigation, completely independent of guidance or input from Justice.

Parliamentary Committee J&V reports to Minister Dekker on investigation into LEBZ

Yesterday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Security also reminded Mr. Dekker that the investigation into the LEBZ urgently needs action. There is already 4 months of radio silence.

'In the procedural meeting of the standing committee for Justice and Security of 14 April 2021, it was decided to again request you to inform the House as soon as possible about the planning and implementation of the motion by member Van Nispen c.s. (Parliamentary paper 35349, no. 16) regarding an investigation into the LEBZ. I hereby convey to you the committee's request.

Here, too, it is essential that a committee be set up that is truly independent of the Ministry of Justice from the outset. Outside the normal framework in which committees of this kind usually come about. This time it is not a butcher who inspects his own meat.

Will there be enough political courage to make that happen?