Team

Sebastiaan van der Zwaan

Director
Sebastiaan has a background in public international law, specialising in human rights with an interest in local, innovative ways to achieve social change. He strongly believes that human rights and equal opportunities can only be effectively achieved on the local level, and that it is therefore important to strengthen and develop inclusive, creative and sustainable cities and local communities.

Sophie Schellens

Head of Programmes

Manja de Graaff

Fundraising Coordinator
After completing her Latin American Studies in Leiden, Manja left to Mexico where she was born, with the aim of realizing her dream of working with Latin American human rights organizations and social movements. Through fundraising, she had the opportunity to work with various Mexican human rights organizations and collectives. Back in the city where she grew up – The Hague – she continues this work at Justice & Peace, where she will have the opportunity to work with local change makers from around the world and a passionate team. In her spare time, Manja loves jogging and reading Latin American literature.

Maral Khajeh

Human rights defenders & Security Programme Coordinator
Even in the toughest situations, there is space for laughter, beauty, and love. Human Rights Defenders worldwide are daily finding ways to fight for peace, call for justice and build societies for the next generation. This drives Maral to support HRDs in whatever possible way. As a programme coordinator of the HRD team, Maral dreams of growing the global network of safe havens for HRDs.

Eli Berghuis

Junior Human rights defenders & Security Programme Officer

Daniel Shynn

Junior Human rights defenders & Security Programme Officer

Marinah Rahmat

Communications & Programme Development Officer
Marinah is a curious mind, intrigued by powerful stories of resilience, influence, and change. This led her to step away from the legal profession and seek a path in human rights. Her curiosity has also helped expand her skillset in more ways than one. At Justice & Peace, she supports the human rights defenders team with all the communications of the Shelter City programme.

Lisanne Huethorst

Migration & Human rights Programme Coordinator

Lisa Altena

Junior Migration & Human rights Programme Officer

Kirsten de Mik

Migration & Human rights Programme Officer
Kirsten has a background in cultural anthropology and is committed to a fair and humane asylum policy. Working in a concrete and meaningful way energizes her, she loves a challenge, and enjoys meeting new people. At Justice & Peace she is working on setting up various community sponsorship variants in the Netherlands and expanding the partner network of Samen Hier.

Marjolijn Lampe

Communications Coordinator & Creative Lead Artists’ Safe Haven initiative
Before starting at Justice & Peace, Marjolijn worked as a communications advisor in diverse profit and non-profit organisations. She coordinates the communication activities of Justice & Peace and its initiatives as well as the organisation of public events.

Eleftheria Ntrio

Communications Officer
Committed to sustainability and social equality, Ria undertook several non-profit volunteering projects and a master’s thesis research in her aim to drive positive change before joining Justice & Peace in November 2022. Equipped with extensive working experience in communication roles and a master’s degree in Business Communication, she now navigates our online communications to empower more change makers. Alongside her role, Ria is also a fashion designer and an avid traveller.

Maranke de Krieger

Office Manager & Online Communication
After working for several companies and NGOs, Maranke joined the Justice & Peace team. On top of the regular tasks of an office manager, Maranke takes care of online communication and graphic design. Besides her work, Maranke loves travelling with her family, playing music with her band, reading books and streaming series and movies.

Erik van der Harst

Accountant
Erik works for Justice & Peace since 2020. Before he has worked for Mensen met een Missie.