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08-12-2020

A growing friendship

As a remedial educationalist, Rotterdam-based Sanne Vink works with children and adolescents in need of treatment and a listening ear. Her relationship with the children of Anis and Houda Abdulmajid from Syria is different. The families, both part of the Samen Hier Group ‘Together Groos’, share their family lives with each other.

07-12-2020

Martin Luther King Lecture 2020 (online)

At 19:30 on the 10th of December, International Day of Human Rights, the annual Martin Luther King Lecture is being held. As a result of COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s lecture will be held online, live from The Hague.

27-11-2020

Women Human Rights Defenders Day 2020

November 29 is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. On this day, we celebrate and pay tribute to courageous women from all over the world, who are at the forefront of the collective struggle for the protection and advancement of human rights.

23-11-2020

COVID-19 & its impact on LGBTI+ communities: perspectives from grassroots human rights defenders

How LGBTI+ communities in Kenya and Albania have faced the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and their government's responses. This online event was a collaboration with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and part of the Night of the Dictatorship, coordinated by ProDemos.

23-11-2020

Shelter City Netherlands: Appel à candidatures pour relocalisation temporaire en 2021

Justice et Paix aux Pays-Bas (Justice and Peace Netherlands) lance un nouvel appel aux défenseur(e)s des droits humains en danger pour participer à l'initiative Shelter City vers mars 2021. La date limite d’envoi des candidatures sera le 10 décembre 2020.

23-11-2020

Shelter City Países Bajos: Convocatoria para reubicación temporal en 2021

Justice and Peace Países Bajos abre nuevamente la convocatoria para defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos en situación de riesgo que deseen participar en el programa Shelter City (ciudad refugio) a partir de Marzo de 2021. El plazo para postularse finaliza el 10 de Diciembre de 2020.

23-11-2020

Shelter City Netherlands: Call for applications for 2021

We are launching a new call for human rights defenders at risk to participate in the Shelter City programme around March 2021. The deadline to apply is 10 December 2020 at 23:59 CET.