NL Helsinki Committee

In yesterday's meeting with NGOs at the 🇳🇱 Helsinki Committee, we discussed efforts to free political prisoners & counter transnational repression, cooperation with Belarusian civil society & support for 🇱🇹’s ICC referral of Lukashenka’s crimes. Thank you for standing with us!

Honoured to have hosted @Tsihanouskaya and members of Dutch civil society to discuss key strategies to mobilize international support for democratic aspirations of Belarusians and to demand accountability for crimes committed by the regime. #StandWithBelarus

Today we launched our 7th global assessment on civic freedoms. Join us on 11 December (13:00 GMT) as we unpack the findings with an international panel of leading activists. Together we will zoom-into key countries & trends. Register 🔴🟡🟢: web.civicus.org/11December

🇬🇪#Georgia downgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in new ratings report: 🟡Protests repressed with excessive force 🟡“Foreign agent” law passed 🟡Anti-LGBTQI+ laws restrict assembly & expression Press Release (#PeoplePower2024): web.civicus.org/GeorgiaRating

🇳🇱#Netherlands downgraded to ‘Narrowed’ in new ratings report: 🟢Right to protest under attack 🟢Climate, pro-Palestine protests restricted 🟢Excessive force used on student protesters Press Release (#PeoplePower2024): web.civicus.org/NetherlandsRat…

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📅 Join us in Warsaw at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference for two side events: 🗣️"Constrained Voices: The State of Human Rights and Civil Society in Türkiye" 🗣️“Torture as a state policy: A case of Ukrainian prisoners of war” 📍 Follow our socials for reflections.

🎈 On September 25, Ales Bialiatski will mark his birthday. @viasna96 founder will spend it behind bars once again, but we can show our solidarity and support him 🙌🏼 How can we celebrate Ales? Thread ⬇️ 1️⃣ Let’s flood social media with photos of Ales Bialiatski! Before his imprisonment, the future #NobelPeacePrize laureate led an active public life, and we know many of you have photos with him. 25 September is the perfect day to share those memories along with your birthday wishes and the hashtags #FreeAles, #FreeViasna, and #FreeThemAll. Or, share birthday wishes and words of support for Ales using the hashtags #FreeAles and #FreeViasna.

📢 The @NHC_nl is part of 416 CSOs calling on @vonderleyen, @EP_President & @EUCouncil to: ✅ foster a vibrant #EUCivicSpaceNow ✅ uphold democracy ✅ safeguard fundamental rights Read & share our open letter on #DemocracyDay👉bit.ly/3zjaaXe

You've got mail! ✉️ Elk Tweede Kamerlid ontvangt vandaag een persoonlijke kaart, van afzenders uit de hele wereld. Zij werken samen met 🇳🇱 aan oplossingen voor de grote uitdagingen van nu. Wij zeggen: "Zorg dat Nederland niet van de kaart verdwijnt!" #NederlandVanDeKaart

👏300 commitments to support civil society! ⏰With the #EUelections2024 approaching, we call on all candidates to sign our #CivilSocietyForEU pledge for better civic space & civil dialogue in the EU! 🇪🇺 👉 bit.ly/46SJNSE

Apply now👉Our #MATRA #RuleOfLaw training is open for applications for all 🇷🇸 civil servants and government officials! Training is taking place online from 16 to 27 September, and in person in 🇳🇱 from 7 to 18 October. Apply before 31 July 2024, 12:00❗ 👉 t.ly/aLeF3

More on #democracy and the #ruleoflaw from Kees Sterk during the November 2023 edition of #DemocracyDrinks: nhc.nl/the-fight-has-…

In the lead-up to the @Europarl_EN elections on 06 June #NHC #Committee member @keessterk1 discusses the importance of #ruleoflaw and #judiciaryindependance for the EU. Read or listen to the interview (in #Dutch) : bit.ly/3WQBndi

⏰Last day to sign up for our webinar tomorrow on #EULaw4CivicFreedoms, hosted by ECNL and @NHC_nl ⤵️

Today is Maria Kalesnikava's birthday. For the 4th year, she has to mark her birthday in jail. She has been held incommunicado for over a year now. Sign the petition on libereco.org/petition for the release of political prisoners in Belarus. #FreeMaria #WeStandBYyou

As a member of the Coaliation Against SLAPPs in Europe, the NHC welcomes the latest @coe recommendation on #SLAPPs. The Recommendation is comprehensive and, if genuinely implemented, could significantly limit the damage caused by SLAPPs: bit.ly/3VPjcny

📢Seeking #Armenian-English #interpreter for simultaneous interpretation on 18 April at World Congress on Probation and Parole in The Hague. 👉Apply with daily rates to mlaxminarayan@nhc.nl, cgamboa@nhc.nl, tchanturia@penalreform.org. ⤵️More info: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

📣 Read our joint statement together with 37 other #CSOs under the umbrella of the @EPDeu on the @EU_Commission's #RuleofLaw report.