23 October 2015
HDIM side event on legal protection of trafficked persons
Commemoration of “disappearances” in Belarus
21 September 2015
On 16 September, four enforced disappearances which took place in Belarus in 1999 and 2000 were commemorated in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.NHC to take part in Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
14 September 2015
As in previous years, the NHC will be represented at the annual OSCE ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, to be held in Warsaw from 21 September to 2 October. The NHC is involved in the organization of three specific events during this year's meeting.Publication: Promoting a Victim Centred Approach in Trafficking Cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina
03 August 2015
The research "Promoting a Victim Centred Approach in Trafficking Cases" assesses the treatment of trafficked persons in criminal and other relevant legal proceedings and their access to legal aid and representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.NHC calls on the IOC to promote implementation of international human rights standards by Kazakhstan
27 July 2015
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee has joined the campaign by the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law and called on the International Olympic Committee to promote implementation of international human rights standards by the Kazakhstani Government.Crowdfunding project to help juvenile detainees in Albania
30 June 2015
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee has started a crowdfunding project for juvenile prisoners in Lezhe, Albania. Currently, 16 juveniles live in horrendous conditions in the prison of Lezhe in Albania.Stricter controls needed to avoid transborder corruption and excessive environmental damage in investment projects in Russia
30 June 2015
Better safeguards are needed against international complicity in the use of opaque and improper procedures in realizing large scale extraction and industrial projects in Russia. These procedures, as well as the track record of Russian counterparts, give rise to suspicions of involvement in corruption from the side of international partners.Human rights defenders’ solidarity match for Azerbaijan
26 June 2015
As the first-ever European Games continue, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Justice and Peace and human rights defenders from all over the world gathered for a solidarity sports event in the Royal Noordeinde Palace Garden in The Hague on the 20th of June.NHC calls for more people-to-people contacts with Russia
26 June 2015
The NHC has called on the Dutch parliament to increase attention for people-to-people contacts in relations with Russia. The recently issued governmental policy paper on relations with Russia is scheduled for debate on 25 June. Kyrgyz Parliament: Reject “Foreign Agents” Bill in Plenary
02 June 2015
The following statement is issued by the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) - a network of human rights NGOs in Europe, North America and the former Soviet Union - to the members of Kyrgyzstan's parliament to reject the "foreign agents" bill that is under consideration in Parliament at this moment.
