04 October 2016
Azerbaijan: Results of the Constitutional Referendum
Human Rights Situation in the Netherlands
28 September 2016
The report Bringing Human Rights Home: Contribution to the third Universal Periodic Review of the Netherlands has provided a perfect opportunity for Dutch NGOs to cast light on the human rights situation from a Dutch perspective.Civil Society Appeals to the International Association of Prosecutors to Uphold Human Rights
15 September 2016
Over 50 civil society organizations, including the NHC, have called on the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) to take steps to ensure that its members act in accordance with international human rights standards.Book on Hate Crime, Incitement to Hatred and Hate Speech published
14 September 2016
NHC is excited to announce the publication of the book Criminal Law on Hate Crime, Incitement to Hatred and Hate Speech in OSCE Participating States by human rights researcher Alexander Verkhovsky.NHC was present at the Association of Human Rights Institutes Conference (AHRI)
13 September 2016
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, set up by the UN and adopted by the international community, is a roadmap for the creation of prosperity for the people and protection of the planet.Arbitrary Detentions and Forced Disappearances in Ukraine
31 August 2016
The practice of enforced disappearances has become a tool in the ongoing violent conflict in eastern Ukraine. Even though it is considered a grave violation under the international law, it has been reportedly used by both sides of the conflict.Orhan Kemal Cengiz: “We are anxiously awaiting, as we do not know what is going to happen.”
24 August 2016
NHC talked to Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist, to hear his personal story and his view on the recent events in Turkey.Hope for the imminent demise of the notorious prison Guantanamo
23 August 2016
Hope for the imminent demise of the notorious prison Guantanamo Can the Guantanamo prison finally be closed down? Now that Obama's final term is about to end, his election promise to close down the controversial detention center is more urgent than ever before.
