We believe everyone can be a change maker. Our work is focused on building and empowering local communities of change makers to take action in creating more just, sustainable, and welcoming societies.

Our focus areas

Human rights defenders & Security

Migration & Human rights

The change makers we work with

Kiruba, striving to abolish caste cruelties in India

Aether & Hemera, creating safe havens through light

A safe haven for everyone

Mohamed, helping refugees overcome the obstacles he once faced as a newcomer

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Tobio, turning a group of students into a national campaign against the ‘Sleepwet’

Discover the changemaker in you

Our latest news

10-12-2024

Are local changemakers the answer to polarization?

Human rights become a reality only when people can exercise them in their daily lives. On International Human Rights Day, Justice & Peace extends a different call: a call for self-reflection and empathy.

28-11-2024

Artists’ Safe Haven Presents: A concert with Kenyan artist in residence Javan The Poet

Justice & Peace and Kenyan poet, songwriter and spoken-word artist, Javan, invite you to an evening of music and activism in Musicon, The Hague.

26-09-2024

Images, textures, and freedom: An exhibition by Artists’ Safe Haven resident Abecor

The premiere of Abecor’s artworks in the Netherlands exhibits sculptures and cartoons highlighting his perspective on pressing social and political issues through humour and satire, in images and textures.

29-08-2024

The inaugural Move 4 Human Rights Summer Edition

In July 2024, Justice & Peace organized the first trajectory of our Move 4 Human Rights initiative. Through interactive workshops, project implementation, site visits, networking events, and cultural experiences, over fifty young individuals were empowered to pursue their human rights passion and work towards an inclusive society.

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