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Strengthening victim-centred justice and judicial accountability in Ukraine
16 April 2025
As Ukraine faces the ongoing challenges of war, a new Netherlands Helsinki Committee project focuses on victim-centred justice.
Webinar | Early Warning and Alert System as part of civic space protection in Europe
09 April 2025
Join on 10 April 2025 at 11:00-12:30 CET for a webinar within the scope if the MACS project.
Erosion of judicial independence, media freedom and civic space
08 April 2025
The NHC, together with TI NL, FPU, NJCM, Lawyers4Lawyers and PILP, contributed to the 2025 edition of the Rule of Law report on the Netherlands, with our most critical assessment to date.
EU Should Defend the ICC
07 April 2025
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission | Statement by 58 NGOs
Statement | Sta nu op voor onze burgerrechten en bescherm de rechtsstaat | Stop de WTMO en de WBVOO
18 March 2025
Vrijheid van vereniging is een belangrijke bouwsteen van de Nederlandse democratie. Binnenkort bespreekt de Tweede Kamer twee nieuwe wetten die deze fundamentele grondrecht dreigen te beperken.
Rethinking Dutch Human Rights Policy: Challenges and the Way Forward
10 March 2025
The NHC hosted a critical discussion on Dutch human rights policy evaluation as part of the March #DemocracyDrinks edition, together with Veronika Pisorn (BMO) and Dr Martin van Vliet (IOB).
Security and Human Rights Monitor
The Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) is a platform for debate, analysis, information, and developments relevant to the mandate of the OSCE. It focuses in particular on the inter-relationship between security and human rights.