14 March 2014
Public discussion with Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov and journalist Irina Khalip
NHC to enhance work in support of human rights defenders in post-Soviet countries
10 March 2014
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee, in partnership with its Polish sister organization the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, is starting a four-year project to support human rights defenders in a number of countries in the former Soviet Union. First Judgment Awarding Compensation for A Victim of Trafficking in Serbia Issued and Executed
10 March 2014
In February, the Court of Appeals in Novi Sad confirmed the judgment of the Novi Sad Basic Court in civil proceedings ordering four individuals sentenced for trafficking in human beings to jointly compensate the plaintiff, victim of human trafficking, to the amount of RSD 1,000,000 (approximately €8620) on account of non-material damages.Alarm at Growing Violence in Ukraine
24 January 2014
The EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, of which the Netherlands Helsinki Committee is a member, is calling on the Ukrainian government to repeal recent repressive legislation and end its brutal response to the massive protests in the country.Threat of severe deterioration of human rights compliance in Ukraine
06 December 2013
The Civil Society Parallel Conference, held in Kiev from 2 to 4 December by the Civic Solidarity Platform, issued an urgent call on the human dimension situation in Ukraine.Recommendations on OSCE presented to government representatives
05 December 2013
The OSCE should make combating torture a priority, said the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference held by the Civic Solidarity Platform in Kiev from 2 to 4 December 2013.Promoting the Rights of Trafficked Persons: Training of Social Workers in Eastern Europe
27 November 2013
In October and November of this year three training sessions were organized for social workers who provide legal counselling to victims of human trafficking in Slovakia, Romania and BulgariaTraining on shadow reporting in Kyrgyzstan
30 October 2013
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee, together with the Child Rights Defenders League of Kyrgyzstan, organized a training on writing a United Nations shadow report and undertaking advocacy with the report.
