Brechtje Vossenberg specializes in the representation of victims of crimes and human rights violations. Amongst other things, she represents victims and surviving relatives in complex civil procedures against the State of the Netherlands about such violations, and has a particular interest in cases involving international humanitarian law and the environment. In addition, she is specialized as victims' counsel in criminal law cases in which capacity she assists and represents victims of violent crimes, sex crimes, human trafficking and international crimes. Before joining Prakken d'Oliveira she worked at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh (ECCC), and in the past also served as victims' co-counsel at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague (KSC). Until mid-2016 she also worked as a criminal defense lawyer.

Jurisdictions

• Human rights
• International law
• Criminal law
• International criminal law

Lawyer since

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Additional functions

Member of the Foundation LANGZS, a Dutch network of lawyers specialized in legal support for victims of violent crimes and sex crimes; specialized in the representation of victims in criminal cases, including human trafficking-cases; admitted to the List of Counsel at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers

Publications

• B. van Straaten and A. Vossenberg, 'De uitoefening van slachtofferrechten in de vervolging en berechting van internationale misdrijven: een beschouwing van(uit) de praktijk', TVC 2026/1-2

In the media

• Euronews, 'Dutch government ordered to cut nitrogen emissions by 2030: Victory for Greenpeace' (22 januari 2025)
• Volkskrant, '‘Mevrouw Z.’ vertelt hoe zij is uitgebuit door IS’er Hasna A. Die ontkent: "Ik deed ook de afwas"' (16 October 2024)
• EenVandaag, 'Voor het eerst staat een Nederlandse IS-vrouw voor de rechter voor slavernij in het kalifaat: “Er is geen juiste straf”’ (12 October 2024)
• De Volkskrant, 'Greenpeace vraagt in kort geding tegen staat over stikstof ‘niet het onmogelijke’, wel het ‘hoogst haalbare’' (25 April 2024)
• First conviction for war crimes by the Kosovo Tribunal and 'Reparation Order' for victims
• The Guardian, 'Women sue Dutch Catholic order over forced labour claims' (7 April 2020)
• Claims of 11 surviving relatives of men summarily executed on South Sulawesi (1946-1947) upheld in final verdict (25 March 2020)
• De Volkskrant, 'Rechtbank: onderste steen treinkaping De Punt moet boven' (1 February 2017)
• NOS, 'Nabestaanden Molukse treinkapers willen de waarheid horen' (4 November 2016)
• NRC Next, 'Mensenrechtenjuriste ernstig bedreigd in Nederland' part 1 en part 2 (11 August 2016) 
• Quote, 'Nieuwe Meesters' (interview) (February 2015)