Brechtje Vossenberg specializes in the representation of victims of crimes and human rights violations. Amongst other things, she represents many victims and surviving relatives in complex civil procedures against the State of the Netherlands and has a particular interest in humanitarian law cases. She is also specialized in representation of victims in criminal law cases, assisting victims of violent crimes, sex crimes, human trafficking and international crimes. Before coming to Prakken d'Oliveira, she worked at the Cambodia Tribunal in Phnom Penh (ECCC). 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

In the media

• R. Frost, 'Dutch government ordered to cut nitrogen emissions by 2030: Victory for Greenpeace' (Euronews, 22 januari 2025)
• A. Stoffelen, '‘Mevrouw Z.’ vertelt hoe zij is uitgebuit door IS’er Hasna A. Die ontkent: "Ik deed ook de afwas"' (Volkskrant, 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
• 'Brechtje Vossenberg appointed as victims' co-counsel in the case against Salih Mustafa (Kosovo Specialist Chambers)' (7 February 2022)
• 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)
• Appeals Court The Hague: 'Claims by victims and surviving relatives of violence Dutch East-Indies not time-barred' (1 October 2019)
• 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)