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SUMMARY:Rule of Law Training
DESCRIPTION:The Matra Rule of Law Training Programme is designed to strengthen institutional capacity in the field of rule of law within government organisations in Albania\, Armenia\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Georgia\, Kosovo\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Serbia\, Türkiye\, and Ukraine. Each year we offer (hybrid) training courses\, providing participants with insights into best practices across a wide range of rule of law topics. \n\n\n\nThrough interactive sessions that blend theory with practical skills\, as well as study visits\, our programme equips policy advisors\, members of the judiciary and other civil servants working in the government and justice sectors with the knowledge and skills needed to drive reforms within their respective countries. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, by taking part in the training programme\, participants become part of a large international network of alumni\, lecturers and public institutions in the Netherlands and in the target countries. This network serves as a platform for learning\, exchange and collaboration. \n\n\n\nThe Matra Rule of Law Training Programme is designed and delivered by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee\, Leiden Law School and The Hague Academy for Local Governance. It is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands\, and administered by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the Ministry. For questions relating to the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme please contact us via matrarolt@nhc.nl \n\n\n\nThe following hybrid training courses are on offer in 2024-2025: \n\n\n\nIn 2024-2025 the following hybrid training courses are offered: \n\n\n\n1. Administration of Justice (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThis training will focus on the “judicial” dimension of Chapter 23. The training will focus on the fundamental principles of judicial organisation under the EU acquis – with a special focus on the case law of the EU Court of Justice – and groundbreaking case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Participants will also learn about best practices in the administration of justice in the Netherlands\, and the organisation and functioning of the judiciary. Participants will be introduced to the concept of independence and impartiality as developed in the robust case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Participants will discuss the legal framework regarding the principles of accountability and independence and the application of these principles; judicial culture as a backdrop against which courts function; the role of judicial councils and the role of precedent in legal practice. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 02 to 13 December 2024 and will be held in-person from 20-31 January 2025. Applications are now closed. \n\n\n\n2. Integrity of Civil Servants (full brochure) \n\n\n\nPublic integrity is a core value of the European vision on good governance. It is essential for a well-functioning and transparent government\, and an important precondition for economic growth. This training will help participants developing integrity policies\, in order to ensure transparency\, accountability\, efficiency and ethical behaviour within government institutions. \n\n\n\nThis training will focus on three pillars of public integrity as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): system\, culture and accountability. Participants will discuss international and European standards\, while also learning about examples and practices from the Netherlands. How are integrity policies designed\, implemented and enforced? \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 27 January – 07 February 2025 and will be held in-person from 10 – 21 March 2025. \n\n\n\n3. Public Procurement (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThe acquis on public procurement includes general principles of transparency\, free movement of goods\, and non-discrimination. In addition\, specific EU rules apply for the coordination of awarding public works contracts\, services and supplies. Government contracts are of great economic and strategic importance and it is therefore necessary that systems are designed in such a way that conflicts of interest and corruption are prevented as much as possible. \n\n\n\nWith this training\, we want to increase knowledge of European regulations in the field of public procurement by looking at Dutch and international experience with regard to legitimacy and integrity of the purchasing process. Strong\, independent institutions protect the integrity of the system. This prevents inappropriate political or economic influence. This training also pays attention to gender responsive and transformative public procurement\, showing casing how public procurement can contribute to increasing gender equality. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 27 January – 07 February 2025 and will be held in-person from 10 – 21 March 2025. \n\n\n\n4. Management of Public Services (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThis training addresses the question of how the public sector can be better organised to enable good public services. We look at the public sector from the perspective of multi-level governance: cooperation and coordination between multiple layers of government\, non-government actors and citizens for effective and efficient public services. Challenges surrounding decentralisation and privatisation (including public-private partnerships) are discussed\, including the financing of services. We also discuss the potential of digitalisation to make services more efficient\, transparent and accessible\, as well as accompanying challenges – for example regarding privacy\, data security and the digital divide. We discuss the importance of good personnel policy for well-functioning public institutions and services. We look at issues such as merit-based selection and promotion\, transparent performance assessments and offering training and development opportunities to government officials. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 12 to 23 May 2025\, and in-person from 09 to 20 June 2025. Click here to apply. \n\n\n\n5. Management of Borders (full brochure) \n\n\n\nAll Matra countries share common challenges when it comes to migration\, asylum\, border management and organised transnational crime. The Western Balkans and Turkey are located on the crossroads of migration routes from conflict areas to EU member states\, while Armenia\, Georgia\, Moldova and Ukraine share common challenges in the field of border management and adjusting national legislation in order to meet the EU acquis. \n\n\n\nIn this training\, participants will strengthen their knowledge of EU asylum law and its interpretation by European courts. Sessions will be dedicated to the EU acquis\, including the EU return and readmission policy. In the field of border management\, participants will learn about Schengen legislation and the mandate of Frontex\, whiles sessions will also be held on the fight against organised crime. \n\n\n\nThe training will be held online from 12 to 23 May 2025 and in-person from 09 to 20 June 2025. Click here to apply. \n\n\n\n6. Human Rights \n\n\n\nDepending on the selected participants\, this training can be used in a number of ways to address fundamental and human rights. All government policy initiatives must be monitored for their impact on (human) rights and there must be mechanisms for monitoring and correcting practices that conflict with these rights. This training looks at mechanisms and policies that can be used to (better) safeguard internationally agreed human rights standards. Together with Dutch institutions active in this area\, we will exchange practical experiences with the participants and encourage them to reflect on the situation in their own country. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 15 to 26 September 2025\, and in-person from 6 to 17 October 2025. \n\n\n\n7. (Functioning of) Democratic Institutions \n\n\n\nWell-functioning institutions that guarantee democracy\, the rule of law and human rights are essential for preserving the EU’s identity and values. They must guarantee and safeguard fundamental rights and freedoms. In this training we not only look at international standards (the role of the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe)\, but also at practice: how can civil servants themselves contribute to democratic policy and decision-making and increasing confidence in the government? How can organisations work more transparently? And how can the distance between the government and the citizen be reduced? \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 10 to 21 November 2025\, and in-person from 01 to 12 December 2025. \n\n\n\nThese training was held in 2023-2024: \n\n\n\nJudicial Cooperation \n\n\n\nIn this training we look at the importance of collaboration within the justice sector\, both at a national and international level. We will tailor the programme specifically based on the sectors in which the selected participants work. For example\, we look at the ways in which international cooperation between judges works (recognition of foreign judgments\, transfer of suspects). Regarding the enforcement of sentences\, we look at chain cooperation\, in which the fundamental values and standards of the EU are central. For example\, within criminal law\, the right balance must be found between punishment\, reintegration and the protection of victims and society. When it comes to punishment\, we will highlight the value of alternative sanctions to prison sentences. Within this training we pay special attention to cooperation between civil servants and civil society\, because Dutch chain cooperation within criminal law between government parties and civil society is highly developed and is often a revelation for experts from other countries. \n\n\n\nThis training was held online from 11 to 22 November 2024\, and in-person from 1 to 14 December 2024. \n	Register Here This link opens in a new tab\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/rule-of-law-training/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Understanding The Netherlands' New Development Priorities
DESCRIPTION:On 20 February\, the Dutch government introduced a new direction for its development policy\, as outlined in the Beleidsbrief Ontwikkelingshulp. With significant budget cuts to areas such as gender equality\, education\, and climate initiatives\, as well as a sharpened focus on trade\, security\, and migration\, this shift will reshape how the Netherlands engages in global development. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this exclusive webinar organized by HVFC International and The Hague Humanity Hub. We’ll break down the key changes and implications\, including: \n\n\n\n  Redefining priorities: Increased focus on water management\, food security\, and humanitarian aid.  Budget cuts & restructuring: Phasing out support for gender equality\, higher education\, and climate initiatives.  Strategic partnerships: Aligning aid with Dutch economic and geopolitical interests. \n\n\n\n  Date: Tuesday\, 25 February 2025⏰ Time: 4:00 PM CET / 10:00 AM ETCan’t make it live? Sign up anyway\, and we’ll send you the recording afterward! Feel free to also share this invitation with your network. 
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/webinar-understanding-the-netherlands-new-development-priorities/
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SUMMARY:Just Peace Music Night: Kyiv Symphony Orchestra Benefit Concert
DESCRIPTION:On February 25th\, The Hague Humanity Hub\, together with the Heritage of the Future Foundation\, presents a symbolic JUST PEACE concert with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra\, marking the third anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Under the baton of the world star conductor\, Oksana Lyniv\, the program features works that reflect the horrors of war while offering hope for the victory of justice and humanity. \n\n\n\n25/02 19:30 Kloosterkerk Den Haag \n\n\n\nLange Voorhout 4 \n\n\n\nFree entrance\, please register using the link This link opens in a new tab \n\n\n\nDonations (cash only) are welcome on the night of the event. \n\n\n\n“The tragedy of war is that it does not single out individual heroes but\, like a natural disaster\, devastates everything—every family. It affects soldiers\, men\, brothers\, women\, infants\, artists\, and poets who will never create new works again\, as well as the youth whose future has been stolen. Through this concert program\, we seek to share these harrowing stories and honor the countless victims who lost their lives due to the Russian invasion. War is the antithesis of humanity. That is why we must unite our efforts with all international partners to achieve a just peace for a democratic and sovereign Ukraine.” – Oksana Lyniv \n\n\n\nUkrainian composer Evgeni Orkin’s Five Interrupted Lullabies tells the tragic story of five infants who perished in a missile strike on Odesa in March 2024. \n\n\n\nVictoria Poleva’s Bucha. Lacrimosa for violin and orchestra captures the unspeakable horrors and war crimes committed in Bucha\, near Kyiv\, in 2022. Yuri Laniuk’s Grieving Thorn for soprano and orchestra presents the inner monologue of a thornbush that foresees its branches becoming the crown of thorns for Jesus. All Ukrainian compositions will receive their Dutch premieres during this concert. \n\n\n\nComplementing these contemporary pieces are classical works that inspire hope for the triumph of light: Mozart’s Ave verum corpus\, a serene meditation on grace and redemption\, and Beethoven’s Egmont Overture\, a powerful testament to the struggle against political oppression and the ultimate victory of freedom and self-determination. \n\n\n\nKyiv Symphony Orchestra \n\n\n\nAndrii Murza\, violin \n\n\n\nOlha Diadiv\, soprano \n\n\n\nOksana Lyniv\, conductor \n\n\n\nProgramme: \n\n\n\n\nEvgeni Orkin – “5 Interrupted Lullabies” (15 min)\n\n\n\n\n\nA symphonic portrayal of the night in March 2024 in Odesa\, when a missile attack on a residential area claimed the lives of four children and a baby. Premiered in Denmark in 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\nViktoria Poleva – “Butscha Lacrimosa” for violin and orchestra (15 min)\n\n\n\n\n\nReflecting on the Bucha massacre near Kyiv (Feb–Apr 2022). Premiered at Beethovenfest\, Bonn\, in 2022.\n\n\n\nIntermission\n\n\n\n\n\nYuri Laniuk – “Grieving Thorn” for soprano and orchestra (20 min) – The lament of the thornbush destined to become Christ’s crown of thorns. Set to texts by Ukrainian poet Bohdan-Ihor Antonych\, written in 1991\, its timeless message resonates strongly in times of war. YouTube Link https://youtu.be/s0exxN7wnnU?si=mIJdBkH9EWcEr4pN\n\n\n\nW.A. Mozart – Ave Verum (5 min)\n\n\n\nL. van Beethoven – Egmont Overture (9 min)\n\n\n\n\nSoloists: \n\n\n\n\nAndrii Murza\, violin: Renowned Ukrainian violinist\, soloist\, educator\, and member of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra.\n\n\n\nAndrii Bondarenko\, baritone: Acclaimed by the Financial Times\, enjoys a global career with key roles at Volksoper Wien and debuts at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Bergen Philharmonic in 24/25.\n\n\n\nOlha Diadiv\, soprano: Celebrated Ukrainian soprano\, soloist with Bologna\, Trieste\, and Klagenfurt Theatres\, and a debut performer at the Rossini Opera Festival.\n\n\n\n\nConductor:Oksana Lyniv: Former assistant to Kirill Petrenko at the Bavarian State Opera\, Lyniv was the first woman to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival. She has led major orchestras\, was Chief Conductor of Graz Opera (2017–2020)\, and became the first female Music Director of an Italian opera house in Bologna in 2022. In 2024\, she debuted at the Met in New York. \n\n\n\nKyiv Symphony Orchestra:Founded in 1979\, the KSO is one of Ukraine’s leading cultural institutions\, dedicated to preserving Ukrainian musical heritage and representing it globally. The orchestra has performed at prestigious venues like the Berliner Philharmonie\, Elbphilharmonie\, Gewandhaus Leipzig\, and NATO’s Madrid Summit. In 2022\, KSO won the Musical Contest Prize of the Fondation Prince Pierre of Monaco for its contemporary music interpretations. \n\n\n\nVideo and Photography Disclaimer: \n\n\n\nPlease note that during Just Peace events a photographer and/or videographer will be present in order to take picture\, for use by The Hague Humanity Hub and its partners in future marketing efforts. These can include social media usage\, blog posts\, as general marketing material\, and to market future events and initiatives. \n\n\n\nBy attending the Just Peace events you give permission for your image to be used to promote The Hague Talks and the The Hague Humanity Hub in the future. You can withdraw your consent by emailing justpeace@humanityhub.net and specifying the event in question (as well as by providing details to help us identify you). Once consent has been withdrawn\, The Hague Humanity Hub will delete any photo of you as soon as possible. \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP HERE This link opens in a new tab
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/just-peace-music-night-kyiv-symphony-orchestra-benefit-concert/
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SUMMARY:Ensuring humanitarian accountability: Lessons in success and failure from climate-related displaced communities in Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION:In this Hum-Gov webinar\, PhD Researcher Hyeonggeun Ji and AOSED Executive Director Shamim Arfeen will discuss humanitarian accountability from the perspective of climate-related displaced communities in rural Bangladesh.  \n\n\n\nThey will discuss issues around corruption in emergency aid\, the role of village leaders in manipulating aid resources\, the problem of corruption reporting in close-knit communities\, and more besides.  \n\n\n\nWithin the communities studied\, a surer method for ensuring accountability seems to be through direct and indirect trust-based connections between displaced people and (civic) humanitarian agencies.  \n\n\n\nThe discussion will further underline the need for adopting a context-specific approach to humanitarian accountability\, the role of social networks\, and the specific complexities of ensuring accountability in rural Bangladesh. \n\n\n\nThe webinar will include a presentation by Hyeonggeun Ji\, a reflection by Shamim Arfeen and time for a Q&A with the speakers at the end.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/ensuring-humanitarian-accountability-lessons-in-success-and-failure-from-climate-related-displaced-communities-in-bangladesh/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition - 'Lens on law: Edges of proximity'
DESCRIPTION:The T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) proudly present ‘Lens on law: Edges of proximity’ – a collective exhibition that explores the intersection of international law and visual arts. Opening on Friday 28 February 2025\, the show in West Den Haag features work by three emerging photography artists who have collaborated with international law researchers to artistically reflect on complex legal concepts. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition by three 4th year KABK photography students\, Daria Radu\, Anastasia Troshkova and Salome Erni\, tackles\, questions and translates systems of justice\, legal frameworks and institutions of juridical power. It presents three very distinct perspectives on international legal topics\, that were developed during a three-month artist in residency programme at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut\, a research centre for international and European law based in The Hague\, International City of Peace and Justice. The residency\, inspired by the Asser Institute’s research agenda “Rethinking public interests in International and European Law” and celebrating the Asser Institute’s 60th anniversary\, aims to create greater understanding and engagement with international and European law through visual storytelling. \n\n\n\nIn her work ‘[RESTRICTED]’\, Daria Radu addresses the architecture of international legal institutions in The Hague\, demystifying these spaces by highlighting their human elements and questioning their accessibility to the public. Daria was granted access to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and documented the metaphorical cracks of the seemingly perfect buildings\, drawing attention to the mundane and unnoticed. While justice is destined for everyone\, international law is a construct covered in intricate layers of inaccessibility\, she concludes. \n\n\n\nAnastasia Troshkova similarly explores proximity and distance in her work ‘A Testimony of Birdwatching’\, where she investigates the role of consumer drones in modern warfare and international law. Her work delves into the visual function of small\, manoeuvrable ‘first-person view’ (FPV) drones – both as contemporary cameras and as tools for remote-controlled killing. While Anastasia previously used drones for photography\, video-making\, and entertainment\, she now focuses on footage widely shared on the internet – captured by drones shortly before their deadly attacks. Using a Polaroid camera\, she challenges the distance and the detached gaze that drones create between reality\, the operator\, and the spectator. The scenography is crafted by Boris Steiner. \n\n\n\nSalome Erni works with the visual traces of Case No. ARB/24/44\, an international arbitration between a gas company and the Netherlands which was filed in October 2024. The work not only speaks about the gas exploitation controversy in Groningen\, but also about the designed inaccessibility of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) arbitrations and a world where states are often complicit with companies when the revenues are high enough\, until the people pressure them to reconsider. By borrowing the language of activism\, Salome tackles the abstract postcolonial frameworks of international dispute settlement and asks the audience: Where is the public interest?  \n\n\n\nSAVE THE DATE – On Thursday 13 March\, West Den Haag\, located in the former American Embassy\, will host a closing event with the artists and speakers from the Asser Institute and the KABK to talk about their perspectives on art and international law. More information will follow soon. \n\n\n\nAbout Cultuurhaven and West Den HaagCultuurhaven is a new platform aimed at fostering connections between city residents and the established cultural field. Through collaboration and exchange across various cultural levels\, the project promotes a more inclusive\, accessible\, and dynamic arts sector in The Hague’s Museumkwartier. Cultuurhaven is organised by West Den Haag\, located in the former US embassy.  \n\n\n\nDo you have ideas or want to learn more? Get in touch with Chloë van Diepen at chloe@westdenhaag.nl
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/exhibition-lens-on-law-edges-of-proximity/
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