28 February 2024
Change at the helm NHC : Kees van Rij takes over from Piet de Klerk as Chair of the Supervisory Board
Statement | Human rights organisations call on Russian authorities to immediately release human rights defender Oleg Orlov
27 February 2024
The NHC and 30 other human rights organisations condemn today's sentencing of Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Human Rights Defense Center Memorial, on politically motivated charges.Event | Ukraine in the EU: geopolitical and economic opportunities
14 February 2024
Join us on 04 March at Nieuwspoort in The Hague for an event bringing together policy makers and experts to discuss the opportunities of Ukraine in the EU. Increased pressure on EU values: Rule of Law report on the Netherlands
30 January 2024
NHC's annual contribution to the European Commission’s reports on the state of the rule of law in the EUIn Memoriam | Former Chairman of the NHC Executive Board Jan Herman van Roijen Passes Away
15 January 2024
Jan Herman Robert Dudley van Roijen, former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, passed away in Wassenaar on 14 January 2024 at the age of 88.The fight has just begun | Democracy and the Rule of Law in the EU
21 December 2023
Kees Sterk joined the November edition of The Hague #DemocracyDrinks to discuss democracy and rule of law in the EU, focusing in particular on Poland after the elections. Democracy and the rule of law in the EU: Poland after the elections | #DemocracyDrinks Event
27 November 2023
Join us on 28 November for the next edition of #DemocracyDrinks with Kees Sterk, Senior Judge, European Law expert & NHC Committee Member.Open letter: We refuse to let the Anti-SLAPP Directive be a missed opportunity
09 November 2023
We urge European institutions to negotiate the strongest possible Anti-SLAPP Directive that effectively protects public watchdogs.
