This will be a hybrid event, with both online and in-person participation possible. Join this public debate and share your experiences. Find the link on the HagueTalks website! Justice practitioners discuss the role of the rule of law and judicial bodies in strengthening trust in electoral processes, preventing democratic erosion, and contributing to long-term peace and stability. […]

Displacement is the product of numerous systems. While often documented at critical junctures; such as familial separation, ports of entry, or moments of distress, the reality for many displaced people is a web of convoluted and prolonged governmental, geopolitical, and legal structures. As issues of displacement are increasingly viewed through the lens of cycle-based media, […]

This is a separate side session organised by The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law that will dive into the recent lessons from the road to submitting a proposal at the National Growth Fund*. This session will take place from 14:00 - 15:00, before the peace&justice café event starting at 15:00. The proposal, coordinated and […]

The next peace&justice café will focus on ‘People Centred Justice’ in collaboration with The Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law and as part of Hague Justice Week! People Centred Justice is a simple idea with huge potential impact: that legal practices and systems should be based on evidence, ‘what works’ from the potential of […]

The Hague, the International City of Peace and Justice, is not only a major hub of embassies, international organizations, and NGOs, but also a hive of grassroots activism on global issues. Bottom-up social movements engage global questions around culture, environment, food security, human rights, refugees, and more. This special event brings together conveners of local […]

One of the most critical topics in the evolving response to the Syrian crisis is how to shift the focus and inputs to those most affected, build local ownership and accountability, as well as informing humanitarian needs and processes. The event aims to showcase the work of local organizations collaborating with Mercy Corps in Northwest […]

Join Pro Bono Connect and The Hague Humanity Hub for an exclusive knowledge-sharing session on June 15 about accessing free legal advice and services as a non-profit! Pro Bono Connect works with 17 of the Netherlands top law firms to connect them with non-profits on a variety of issues: everything from practical challenges, through to […]

Pro Bono Connect will be holding a free lunch workshop on June 20 in Amsterdam about founding and the beginning stages of a Nonprofit or Social Enterprise! 11:30 - 12:30 Session 1: Foundations - Dr. M.J. van Uchelen - Advisor on Notarial & Foundations Law; Q&A with lawyers & SSRW12:30 - 13:30 Lunch: Pro Bono […]

To mark REDRESS’ 30th Anniversary, REDRESS is hosting an interactive discussion and reception to reflect on the rights of victims of international crimes, including the many obstacles that impede their realisation. Over the last three decades, REDRESS has played a significant role in ensuring the rights of victims of international crimes, including during the adoption […]

Every month, the Hub Team hosts a member onboarding session to welcome new members and facilitate a soft landing within the community. New members will learn more about what The Hub does, what the Hub Team looks like, how we can support them in their outreach and visibility, and all the meeting services we have to offer. […]

What are your ideas for a more peaceful and just world? How do you find The Hague? What are you currently working on? What are your hobbies?  Each month, The Hague Humanity Hub invites all of its members to Member Drinks in the Humanity Hub City Centre café! This is the perfect opportunity to meet new and […]

We are at the halfway point of the SDG agenda. The effects of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution become ever more present in the daily lives of millions around the world. Working on the issue of a clean and healthy environment is key to help protect societies around the […]

For religious and ethnic minorities in India, the first half of 2023 has been marked by arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial demolitions of houses, allegations of illegal religious conversions, mob attacks, and lynchings. The Early Warning Project in 2023 ranks India as 8th highest-risk of concern for mass atrocities against religious minorities among 162 countries. The 2023 […]

Since the July 2021 coup, Tunisian opposition leaders, judges, lawyers, civil society activists, union members and journalists have been arbitrarily detained. The Saied regime has also provoked racist attacks on black Tunisians and migrants. Tunisia was the cradle of the Arab Spring, but its democratic gains are being dramatically eroded, bringing further instability.Tunisia is a […]

Since 2014, more than a dozen countries and political parties have announced their intention of developing a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) – one approach to reworking and reimagining historically embedded power dynamics that underlie international development cooperation. The Netherlands is one of the most recent countries to begin the process of developing its own Feminist […]

On June 26th 2023, The Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law  will host a conversation on implications of  a Feminist Foreign Policy on development cooperation, with a specific emphasis on SRoL programming.  The event will discuss what distinguishes Feminist Foreign Policy from previous (similar) policies and what this policy might look like in practice […]

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) is hosting their Annual Conference, where researchers, practitioners, and policymakers will come together to explore the causes, challenges, and responses to far-right and anti-institutional extremisms in a world of flux. Democratic principles are being challenged on all sides, the social fabric is eroding, and public trust in core institutions corroded. […]

In February 2022 Russian forces invaded Ukraine, devastating the lives of an estimated 44 million people. Approximately 21.2 million people, mostly women and children, have crossed the border and fled to neighboring countriesOpens external. With many countries actively or indirectly involved, this conflict can be considered a gamechanger, with far-reaching global consequences. This event, the fourth episode […]

On 29 June 2023 from 17:00 to 19:00, the next edition of the #DemocracyDrinks will take place at Grand Café Utopie! This edition is titled: Stepping up the protection of civic space: What can you do? As we discussed during the Summit for Democracy and Democracy Under Threat Coalition in March 2023, democracy is under threat. This is unfortunately our […]