The running thread in my work is the promotion and protection of international human rights, equal treatment and non-discrimination, either as (project) manager or as an individual expert. I have been a lobbyist for Amnesty International in The Hague and Brussels ('81 - '87), deputy director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights of the University of Utrecht ('87 - '92) and director of the National Bureau against Racial Discrimination (LBR) in the Netherlands from '92 until mid-1998. From then on I have worked as a freelance consultant in the field of human rights until I joined Human European Consultancy in 2007 as partner.
At Human European Consultancy, I managed a series of projects relating to fundamental rights in the EU, Equality Bodies and access to justice in non-discrimination, violence against women, children and sexual orientation violence and evaluation of human rights projects funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I have also served as alternate member of the Equal Treatment Commission (Commissie Gelijke Behandeling) from 2001 until 2013.
Ivette Groenendijk
Project manager
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Ivette in a nutshell - Born in Indonesia (1974) and raised in The Netherlands. After graduation I managed projects in various companies/organisations with a national and international orientation since 1998.
In my daily life as well as in my job, I am interested in issues related to Corporate Social Responsibility. Human European Consultancy works on human rights and non-discrimination projects and I hope I can contribute with my work to a better world for everyone.
I joined in July 2011 as project manage associate/project coordinator, and am currently working as project manager. I am responsible for managing the project(s) from the development of the work programme to the planning and monitoring of the work of the core team and national experts, and from coordinating an annual conference to the development of a project website.
When I am not at the office I work as a volunteer for the NGO Right to Play. I enjoy playing (beach) volleyball with my team mates, exercise my practice in Pilates and Yin yoga and above all travelling around the world with my backpack and camera meeting new people and familiarising myself with their culture, history and interests.
Yvonne van Leeuwen-Lohde
Office manager & project support
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I was born in Germany (1982) and since 2000 I live in the Netherlands. After working for several international organisations, I am proud to work for an organisation which focuses on the real important aspects in life such as people-orientation, honesty, sincerity and freedom! It is absolutely great to be able to contribute to this!
I joined the team of Human European Consultancy in July 2018 and with all the organisation stands for I feel that I can completely be myself. In my role as office manager & project support I am co-responsible for the maintenance of our expert network, the layout of publications, general administration, organising international seminars and meetings, as well as daily general office challenges. With my people skills and extensive experience in building expert networks, project- and resource planning I get the work done in the most efficient way and with a human touch.
If I am not at the office, you can either find me outside jogging or having fun with my kids. Beside this I love making cakes and pies. I am always looking for new and delicious recipes; no challenge is too high.
Rebecca van Midden
Office & Event manager
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After years of working as an office manager, mostly for small commercial companies, working for Human European Consultancy feels like I am finally in the right spot. Before I started working here, I was volunteering for the Dutch council for refugees (Vluchtelingenwerk) in order to help refugees with finding a job and helping them integrate into Dutch society.
I started working at Human European Consultancy in 2015 as an administrative assistant and in 2016 I started working as an office manager. Next to all office manager related tasks, I am responsible for the layout of publications, organising everything for events and/or seminars and the maintenance of all websites.
In my spare time I like to be in the kitchen making my own probiotic drinks and I share my experiences about these drinks on my own blog. Next to being in the kitchen, I love to go scuba diving at exotic spots. When I'm not diving I like to go out for a drink with friends, love to watch American series and do yoga.
Marcel Zwamborn