This afternoon, the substantive hearing will take place in the appellate proceedings in the case concerning forced labor in the residential institutions of the Good Shepherd-congregation in the Netherlands. The hearing is public.
Date: Monday 13 October 2025
Start: 13:00 PM (CET)
Court: Appeal Court of Amsterdam
Address: IJdok 20 (route)
The hearing will also be accessible digitally via a so-called livestream (a live video connection with the courtroom).
Click on >> this link << for the livestream.
In 2024, Dutch broadcast channel VPRO aired a four-part documentary about this subject. Amongst others, the documentary features some of the appellants in these proceedings and follows the trial proceedings before the court of first instance (the District Court of Haarlem). The documentary, 'De Meisjes van de Goede Herder' is available via this link.
The appellants in these proceedings are assisted by lawyers Liesbeth Zegveld and Brechtje Vossenberg.
Previously
- Link to livestream: verdict in case re: forced labor Good Shepherd (Wednesday 29 March 2023, 10:00 AM (CET))
- Victims of the Good Shepherd guests on Dutch talkshow Khalid en Sophie
- Link to livestream: court hearing in case re: forced labor Good Shepherd (Friday 17 February 2023, 10:00 AM (CET))
- Court hearing in case of victims of forced labour by Good Shepherd: 17 February 2023
- Good Shepherd has to hand over documents to victims of forced labor
- Victims of forced labor at the Good Shepherd: court case against congregation ongoing, State of the Netherlands will be sued
- Victims of forced labor sue the Good Shepherd-congregation
- Victims of forced labor hold the catholic organization Sisters of the Good Shepherd liable