21 June 2012
NHC partner ASTRA launches new media campaign on labour exploitation
NHC joins Human Rights appeal to EU on Central Asia policy
21 June 2012
Civil society organisations from Central Asia and Europe have issued an appeal, containing a number of suggestions to improve the effectiveness and impact of EU action to promote human rights in Central Asia.NHC contributes to improved child protection in Kyrgyzstan
01 June 2012
A NHC-implemented project on children’s and women’s access to social and economic in Central Asia has significantly contributed to Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approving the code on Children on May 31 this year.Third Expert Meeting for lawyers “Health and Psychological Consequences of Human Trafficking”
19 May 2012
A third expert meeting for lawyers titled “Health and Psychological Consequences of Human Trafficking” was held at Zira Hotel, Belgrade, on May 18, 2012. Bijeenkomst: De situatie van MOE-landers in Nederland
11 May 2012
Op 21 mei 2012 organiseert het Nederlands Helsinki Comité een bijeenkomst over de migratie van mensen uit Midden –en Oost –Europa (‘MOE -landers’).Kazakhstan: Ensure accountability for attack, protect journalists
25 April 2012
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee and organizations from Belgium, Poland and Norway express their dismay at the brutal attack on Kazakhstani journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov.New case of harassment of independent Uzbek journalist
10 April 2012
Brussels, The Hague 10 April 2012. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) deplore the conviction of Uzbek journalist Elena Bondar on spurious charges of promoting national hatred as an attempt to intimidate and punish her for her independent journalism work.Call on the EU to push for implementation of Kazakhstan’s human rights commitments
20 March 2012
With negotiations on a new EU-Kazakhstan cooperation agreement about to enter a new phase, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and the International Partnership for Human Rights appeal to the EU to use this agreement as an opportunity to push for concrete democracy and human rights progress in the Central Asian country.Fundamental freedoms under serious threat in Central Asia
07 March 2012
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union fundamental freedoms are still under serious threat in the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. NHC welcomes release Kazakhstani human rights defender
17 February 2012
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee welcomes the release of Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeni Zhovtis, on 17 February of this year. The authorities of Kazakhstan have decided to release Zhovtis, as a court decision from 1 February to amnesty him entered into force.
