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07 May 2026

Call for proposals: Grants for Ukrainian Human Rights Organisations Working on International Accountability for Ukraine

Call for proposals: Advocacy Expert to Support Capacity Building for CSOs and Survivor-led Organizations

The advocacy expert will work alongside NHC in supporting survivor-led CSOs with strategic advocacy planning, advocacy messaging, stakeholder mapping, engagement with relevant international accountability mechanisms, communication with relevant international actors. Additionally, the expert will support before and during the advocacy trainings and with the follow-up coaching activities.

Resilient & Connected: Launching our Joint Initiative Against Disinformation in Eastern Partnership countries

Resilient & Connected, the recently-launched EU-funded project, will strengthen the resilience of citizens and civil society in the Eastern Partnership to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference.

New Editor-in-Chief for the Security and Human Rights Monitor

The Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) is happy to announce Eva Entenmann as the new Editor-in-Chief of SHRM.

Civic Space Under Pressure: Reflections from the Launch of the MACS Report

On 24 February, politicians, policymakers, academics, and civil society leaders gathered for the launch of the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (MACS) report and to reflect on the state of civic space in the Netherlands.

IWD 2026: Our Catalyst Partners Advancing Women’s Rights

Across countries and contexts, our partners from the EU-funded Catalyst of Change project are working hard to advance women’s rights. On International Women’s Day 2026, we asked them a few questions about their work, the challenges they face, the lessons they’ve learned, and what gives them hope. Today, we’re sharing their voices.

Resilient & Connected: Joint Initiatives Against Disinformation | Call for National Experts from Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine

The NHC seeks to engage national experts from Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine to help facilitate policy dialogue, strengthen cooperation among stakeholders, and ensure that research findings inform national discussions and policy processes on FIMI resilience.

From Strasbourg to Luxembourg: Launching SURE to Close the Human Rights Implementation Gap

On 2 and 3 February 2026, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee hosted the kick-off meeting of the Standing Up for Rights in Europe (SURE) project.

MACS Country Reports 2025: The Netherlands Report Published

We are happy to announce that the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (MACS) country report on the Netherlands, prepared by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, is now out.

Reflecting on the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme in 2025

In 2025, the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme continued to strengthen a growing community of reform‑minded civil servants committed to advancing the rule of law. Throughout the year, more than 200 participants joined the programme and became part of the expanding alumni network.