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Strengthening Civic Space in Europe: Insights from Sofia (04-06 June 2025)
24 June 2025
Against the backdrop of contracting civic space, the NHC convened experts, activists, and civil society leaders at the “Narrative and Movement Building for Civic Space in Europe” event.
EU Urged to Respond to Escalating Crackdown on Political Opposition and Civil Liberties in Türkiye
19 May 2025
The NHC calls for a forceful EU response to the deepening assault on political freedoms, judicial independence, and human rights in Türkiye.
Strengthening victim-centred justice and judicial accountability in Ukraine
16 April 2025
As Ukraine faces the ongoing challenges of war, a new Netherlands Helsinki Committee project focuses on victim-centred justice.
Webinar | Early Warning and Alert System as part of civic space protection in Europe
09 April 2025
Join on 10 April 2025 at 11:00-12:30 CET for a webinar within the scope if the MACS project.
Erosion of judicial independence, media freedom and civic space
08 April 2025
The NHC, together with TI NL, FPU, NJCM, Lawyers4Lawyers and PILP, contributed to the 2025 edition of the Rule of Law report on the Netherlands, with our most critical assessment to date.
EU Should Defend the ICC
07 April 2025
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission | Statement by 58 NGOs
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.