De verkrachting die #Derksen bekend heeft vindt plaats in een context. We moeten het over deze context hebben. Over NLse normen die seksueel geweld normaliseren, over schadelijke ideeen rond man- en vrouwelijkheid en wetten en instituties die te vaak de verkrachters beschermen.

The #NHC is proud to share with you our #AnnualReport from 2021 🎉 This year, we give you an overview of our work through the eyes of our #partners with special #interviews 💬 👇

☎️#JOBOPPORTUNITY at the NHC! We are looking for a Junior Programme Officer to join our #integrityandaccountability team! Deadline: 22/05/2022 Find out more 👇 nhc.nl/vacancies/

Het kabinet kiest voor een #feministisch #buitenlandbeleid. Wij zijn verblijd met dit moedige besluit! Het is een 💪🏽 signaal voor de NL inzet op #vrouwenrechten & #gendergelijkheid wereldwijd. Er is nog veel werk te doen en daar dragen we graag aan bij 👉🏽bit.ly/3MlBWna

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50 years of abortion rights down the drain. While so many countries - think of Argentine, Mexico, Benin, Kenya, Ireland but also NL - have seen progress... Read our latest news item ⬇️ #AbortionIsAHumanRight @CMI_CountMeIn Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism @Rutgers_INTL tinyurl.com/8ww5ey34

Apply now for this exceptional ✨Recharging Advocacy for Rights in Europe (RARE) Programme for human rights defenders from the EU 👇

🥳 “We are very grateful for the continued support of Postcode Lottery and its players. Together we can keep the flame of human rights alive!” Kirsten Meijer Happy to announce the Postcode Loterij will continue its funding for our organisation: nhc.nl/keeping-the-fl…

The Young Afghan Women Movement is deeply concerned with the slowly disintegrating focus on the Afghan crisis by the international community. This is troubling as it can be considered a sign of complicity and normalisation of the region’s decline into protracted conflict.

On this International #WomenHumanRightsDefenders Day, we are especially proud to led by & work together with brave women who are #catalystsofchange in building just, rights-respecting societies.

Thank you Netherlands at OSCE and Ministerie van BZ for your support and cooperation. Especially in this time of war and grave human rights violations we need this to be able to strengthen catalysts of change and especially #WHRD, now and in the future NL Helsinki Committee

Zaterdag spreken we met deskundigen over oorlog en vrede in Europa. Met sprekers van oa PAX voor vrede Stichting FreeRussiaNL Die Linke en met Jeremy Corbyn Kom ook en meld je aan via de link: doemee.sp.nl/vredesdag

It is very reassuring to know that Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs follows what seems to be renewed, orchestrated attacks against independent civil society organisations, and in particular HRDs, in #Hungary. Regardless of attempts to frighten, smear us into silence, we continue our work.

Samen met 35 maatschappelijke organisaties schreven we een brief aan #DenHaag, met de vraag om het recht op demonstratie optimaal te respecteren. Evelijne Bruning sprak de tekst uit voor Burgemeester Jan van Zanen en de Gemeenteraad. #BlokkadeA12 #demonstratierecht (1/2)

Great panel with powerful messages #CSW67 must hear, fe: “Queerness has long been part of my continent’s history. But the preconceived notion now that queerness isn’t, comes from the current system we're living in, resulting from colonialism. We must talk about decolonization.”

✊ Dubbed 'the fire woman' for her #humanitarian efforts in #Ukraine since Russia's invasion, we are honoured to share Liudmyla Yankina 🇺🇦 from Human Rights Centre ZMINA's story with you. 📢🇺🇦 Find out more about her and her team's experience👉bit.ly/3GzOXJd

🌍Yankina's story is the last in our series interviewing female #catalystsofchange for #internationalwomen's day. Read the other interviews! 👇 🎙️ Tetiana Pechonchyk, Human Rights Centre ZMINA: bit.ly/42Y4Hz9 🎙️ Kirsten Meijer, NHC: bit.ly/3KczJea

🗺️ | European governments have committed to the #SummitforDemocracy process, though so far without making it a top priority. Concrete actions are needed to turn the summit into a key tool for defending global democratic norms. Read 8 experts' takes 👉 carnegieeurope.eu/p-89533

📅 Join us for an OSCE SHDM II Pre-Event as we discuss the current human rights situation in Belarus, the upcoming #MoscowMechanism report, and share recommendations on next steps. Find out more 👉bit.ly/3L7hlVs

We need all hands on board to strengthen our democracies and make them work for everybody in our societies. We also have to better protect the EU democratic sphere from interference in democratic processes. The risks for Europe are real. #EPDAC2023 #DefendDemocracy