31 March 2019
Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Can Atalay and Yiğit Aksakoğlu
Looking to the future: NHC Strategy 2019-2022
22 March 2019
NHC Strategy 2019-2022 will serve as the foundation from which the organisation will contribute to realising human rights for all.The Right to Peaceful Assembly: NHC Contributes to Human Rights Committee Talks
20 March 2019
Under various pretexts, authorities in many countries have criminalized the very right laid out in Article 21 of the ICCPR. Call to Release Gönül Öztürkoğlu
18 March 2019
Gönül Öztürkoğlu, the president of the Malatya branch of the Human Rights Association in Turkey has been held in pre-trial detention for over three months. NHC calls for her immediate release.Applications Open for Trainings: “Decentralisation and Citizen Participation” &“Public Finance Management”
14 March 2019
Applications are now open for Matra Rule of Law Trainings "Decentralisation and Citizen Participation" and "Public Finance Management" to be held 19–28 June 2019. Deadlines: 14 April and 21 April. Bill on “Transparency of Civil Society Organisations” Should Be Immediately Withdrawn
14 March 2019
Statement on why the Dutch Transparency of Civil Society Organisations bill violates fundamental rights and should be immediately withdrawn.Solidarity with Academics for Peace: Call to Action
13 March 2019
Call to action for Zübeyde Füsun Üstel and other Academics for Peace in Turkey who are under threat of conviction for signing a petition calling for peace.Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Raci Bilici
28 February 2019
Raci Bilici, a human rights defender from Diyarbakir, is under investigation in Turkey. Bilici faces up to 15 years imprisonment for his legitimate human rights work.NHC Receives €1 Million from the Dutch Postcode Lottery to Support Human Rights
28 February 2019
NHC receives €1 million from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for a human rights project to remind societies of the tremendous impact human rights have on the lives of individuals in Europe.Countering discrimination and protecting LGBTI rights in Albania: partners meet in Tirana
26 February 2019
Albanian and Dutch partners in the project 'Countering discrimination and protecting LGBTI rights in Albania' met recently to discuss the evolution of the project and to establish a working plan. Find out more about what was raised here.