The Court Amsterdam jurisdiction in an appeal case of six people from the arrival of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet racist character here. The judge determines that the mayor Amsterdam not even permit a arrival of Sinterklaas and his servants were black again. The municipality Amsterdam appeals. The court relies on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights; protecting privacy. The figure of Zwarte Piet is a negative stereotype which makes the entry by black people for the privacy intrusion.

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