10 September 2013
NHC issues joint statement to CEDAW
Information and discussion event “Belarus: Human Rights and Economy”
06 September 2013
"Belarus: Human Rights and Economy" will take place on September 12, 2013 in Amsterdam. The information and discussion event will address the human rights situation in Belarus and the economic sanctions and their effectiveness.NHC appeals against the closure of the Voronezh Human Rights House
28 August 2013
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee has sent a letter to the governor of the Voronezh region (Russia) appealing against the imminent closure of the Voronezh Human Rights House. Support for LGBT-rights in Russia
27 August 2013
Netherlands Helsinki Committee director Harry Hummel spoke at a protest against the Russian LGBT policy held on 25 August in Amsterdam.NHC: ‘Reintegration process of young detainees in Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo needs to improve’
26 August 2013
During their time in detention, juveniles in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo are hardly able to work towards their reintegration into society.Judicial authorities in Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina focus on victims of human trafficking
14 August 2013
Judges, prosecutors and judicial academies in Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be supported by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee to make sure the rights of victims of human trafficking are guaranteed during judicial procedures.Shadow report on the Kyrgyz Repblic’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
25 July 2013
Netherlands Helsinki Committee's partner in Kyrgyzstan, the Child Rights Defender's League (Liga Zaschitnikov Prav Rebyonka) has coordinated the writing of a shadow report on the implementation by the Republic of Kyrgyzstan of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Better integration of human rights needed in legislation and sentencing
16 July 2013
For the rule of law to be realized, international human rights law must be taken fully on board, NHC director Harry Hummel said in a speech on 11 July 2013 in Vienna. 4th General Assembly EU-Russia Civil Society Forum in The Hague
16 July 2013
This year the NHC coordinates the annual General Assembly of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, which will take place in The Hague on 5-7 October. The EU-Russia Civil Society Forum is a platform aimed at promoting cooperation between civil society in Russia and the European Union.
