In 2025, the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme continued to strengthen a growing community of reform‑minded civil servants committed to advancing the rule of law. Throughout the year, more than 200 participants joined the programme and became part of the expanding alumni network.

As a result of their participation in the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme, Albanian participants have developed a (re)certification programme for procurement specialists in the country.

Ukrainian participants from the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme have developed a successful Back Home Action Plan, focusing on reducing domestic violence through prevention, victim protection, and prosecution of perpetrators.

The Standing up for Rights in Europe (SURE) project seeks to strengthen civil society’s capacity to monitor, report, and advocate for the effective implementation of European Court judgments, while promoting the consistent application of EU and Council of Europe human rights standards at the national level.

From 03 to 05 December 2025, key stakeholders and members of the steering committee of our ‘PRAVA’ project (2025–2029) gathered in The Hague for three days of strategic discussions and visits with judicial institutions.

The Netherlands Helsinki Committee invites applications from Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Experts to conduct the final evaluation of the JUREMONIA project. “JUREMONIA – Justice Reform Monitoring in Armenia” is an EU-funded project (2022–2026) implemented by a consortium consisting of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC), Social Justice NGO (SJ NGO), Civil Society Institute (CSI), and Penal Reform International (PRI).