In 2020, GREVIO published a report that assesses the level of compliance of Dutch legislation and practice in all areas covered by the Istanbul convention. The report does not specifically cover femicide or discusses policies addressing it. Nevertheless, the report provides a critical evaluation of existing interventions and prevention strategies of violence against women and gender based discriminations and thus discusses important implication in regards to femicides. The report concludes by discussing possible improvements and recommendations,

GREVIO refers to the independent human rights monitoring body mandated to monitor the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence by the parties to the convention

In general, the Netherlands has a long history of domestic violence and other forms of violence against women. There is political will and many initiatives to raise awareness about this issue and address forms of violence. Additionally, there is also a focus on education to break gender stereotypes and a clear desire to monitor, evaluate and re-assess existing policies and approaches.

However, there are also a number of critique points that need to be addressed for the Netherlands to more successfully combat femicides and violence against women. The main critique voiced by GREVIO is the gender neutral approach to domestic violence that has been introduced. Its intent is to raise awareness about the wide range of individuals that are affected by domestic violence, irrespective of their age, gender, sexual orientation or other factors. However, the gender neutral approach makes no recognition of the fact that women are particularly impacted by domestic violence thus lacking gender sensitivity lead to gaps in protection and support and contribute to the re-victimisation of women.