Brechtje Vossenberg (1980)
Brechtje Vossenberg specializes in the representation of victims of crimes and human rights violations, both in criminal and civil procedures. Among 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 and human trafficking. Furthermore she represents victims in procedures before international institutions such as the various UN human rights treaty bodies. 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
2011Additional 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
In the media
- 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: Claims by victims and surviving relatives of violence Dutch East-Indies not time-barred (1 October 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: Human rights lawyer seriously threatened in the Netherlands
- Quote: 'Nieuwe Meesters', interview (February 2015) (click here for the full article)