Our foundation was established on 13 May 2013 by Jan de Koning and Nadja Houben in Amsterdam. Our founding members are still part of the Advisory Board and support us with their knowledge and experience.
PEOPLE
The Board has three members:
Zainab Malik
Program Manager - Justice Innovation Laws at HiiL
Liliana De Marco
Director External Relations and Partnerships at IDLO - International Development Law Organization
Carin Benninger
Program Director Convention Against Torture Programma at OMCT
The Advisory Board has five members:Cees Flinterman - chair
Honorary Professor of Human Rights, former member of the Human Rights Committee and CEDAW
David Vriesendorp
Owner of Eb & Vloed Communicatie
Jan de Koning
Owner and founder of De Koning Vergouwen Law Firm, Amsterdam
Theo van Boven
Emeritus Professor International Law, former Head of the UN Centre for Human Rights and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Dewi van de Weerd
Career diplomat, currently Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy
Staff:
Nadja Houben
The Director of the Foundation and responsible for daily management.
Summer Interns 2022
We are happy to welcome again three smart, young students from the University of Chicago who will work and learn with us during the summer.Ashley Cross
Jack Zeng
Sian McAllister