The Netherlands has ruined the lives of many citizens with tough rules against welfare fraud, a report by a commission of inquiry released on Monday in The Hague has found. Fundamental rights have been violated and the rule of law ignored, according to the findings of a parliamentary commission of inquiry. “In a hardened political and social climate, the three branches of government were blind to human rights and the rule of law, which ruined lives,” the report said. Last year, the commission questioned numerous ministers, civil servants and citizens. The reason for this was an unprecedented c…