About us

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
Lawyer and human rights defender working on issues of abolition of the death penalty, torture, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Liliana De Marco
Executive Director of Protection International

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.

Julia van der Wees
Media & outreach coordinator