peace&justice café: People-Centred Justice – Event Report Now Available!

Over 150 people joined the peace&justice café: People Centred Justice, Achieving Impact at Scale (in partnership with HiiL, The City of The Hague, and Holland Park Media) last week both in-person at The Hague Humanity Hub and online from…
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Using Alternatives to Imprisonment and Harnessing the Power of Community to Increase Effective Justice: in conversation with Penal Reform International

We spoke to Tanja Dejanova, Programme Coordinator at Penal Reform International (PRI): a member of The Hague Humanity Hub. As part of its work in Europe and across the globe, PRI works to advocate for real alternatives to imprisonment that…
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Looking into People-Centred Justice with Dr. Maurits Barendrecht of HiiL: “What do people need from the law, in place of what does the law need from people”

People-Centred Justice, the subject of the next peace&justice café on June 8, is a simple idea with plenty of nuance: legal systems should be based on the needs of the people that use them. But how can you ‘innovate’ law? And what…
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Strhive partners with The Main Ingredient to take Propel to the next level and revolutionise learning and collaboration 

By Hannah Terry "We know that if we want to reach the SDGs, we have to accelerate our progress towards them", says Sarah Abdelatif, co-founder and managing director of Strhive, a Hague Humanity Hub member. Strhive is a mission-driven tech-for-good…
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“All civil society organisations must be able to access the legal system – regardless of size and budget”: Pro Bono Connect works to link up nonprofits and expert lawyers – for free! 

More and more young lawyers are giving over some of their hours for ‘Pro Bono’ work: giving help for free. Pro Bono Connect works to, perhaps unsurprisingly, connect these lawyers and law firms with with nonprofits and NGOs in the Netherlands.…
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International Alert releases new report ‘The Gender Trap’: demonstrating how patriarchal norms and cultural expectations limit peacebuilding in diverse settings

By Thomas Ansell The international peacebuilding organisation and member at The Hague Humanity Hub, International Alert, launched its new report at an event at Amare on 12 May 2023. We took a look into the report to pinpoint the multiple…
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Just Peace part of first Dutch ‘Rule of Law Week’: get a glimpse into the Netherlands’ most important legal institutions!

Just Peace will be taking part in the first 'Rule of Law Week', which will take place in The Hague from May 30 to June 3 of this year. Rule of Law Week includes a programme with activities for both professionals and for the public. Saturday…
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Sawa World and the Lavazza Foundation team up for Ujana Coffee Project in Uganda: maximizing local solutions through youth entrepreneurship

We spoke to Daphne Nederhorst, Founder of Sawa World, and Country Director Sheila Ampumuza about how their unique localisation model can transform lives, Sawa World and the Lavazza Foundation’s new Ujana Coffee Project. Humanity Hub member…
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peace&justice café: Towards Climate Equity – report available now!

Last week, The Hague Humanity Hub worked with a number of partners including Oxfam Novib and Hivos, to hold the peace&justice café: Towards Climate Equity. The event was a huge success, with 12 roundabouts held both online and in-person…
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