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Democracy Under Threat: from local to international, nothing about us without us!
24 March 2023
#DemocracyDrinks special edition: Summit for Democracy
21 March 2023
Join us on 29 March for our next Democracy Drinks, bringing together democracy advocates and enthusiasts.
Giving Back: Mapping report on European promising and proven practices of participatory youth practices in youth justice.
14 March 2023
Read more about the NHC and Stichting YOPE's research on the inclusion of the youth experience in the criminal justice system.
5 AM: “I woke up to the sounds of bombs in Kyiv”
14 March 2023
It has been one year since Tetiana, Head of the Board of the human rights centre ZMINA, woke up at 5 AM to the sounds of bombs falling in Kyiv.
Belarus: Imminent verdict in the trial against Viasna’s leaders
02 March 2023
Three members of Belarusian Human rights organisation Viasna have been unjustly detained for over a year, find out more about Viasna's fight.
One year at the NHC: Interview with Executive Director Kirsten Meijer
24 February 2023
9 days after taking on the role as NHC's Executive Director, the war in Ukraine broke out. Sitting in her office behind a large “Stop the War” poster, she relayed to us her experiences from the past year.
Security and Human Rights Monitor
The Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) is a platform for debate, analysis, information, and developments relevant to the mandate of the OSCE. It focuses in particular on the inter-relationship between security and human rights.