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‘Public interest litigation is in the public interest’, PILP Foundation campaigns for public interest litigation
“Interest groups are said to be pursuing their ‘minority views’ in an ‘undemocratic’ way through the courts, using the law to impose their own ideas via the judiciary. Judges are accused of taking the place of politicians and of being activist.” Remarks such as these are increasingly heard in connection with public interest litigation. PILP […]
PILP represents Amnesty and co-plaintiffs in case against demonstration ban in Amsterdam
Amnesty International Netherlands and six individuals have sued the municipality of Amsterdam over the blanket ban on demonstrations that was in place from 8 to 14 November 2024. The PILP Foundation is representing them in this civil case. Read the full news report from Amnesty International Netherlands below: Netherlands: Amnesty starts legal proceedings against Municipality […]
Government violated funadamental rights with secret investigation into Muslims
Government violated fundamental rights with secret investigation into Muslims Today, a Dutch Court ruled against a secret investigation method conducted by the Dutch government. Financed by the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV), Muslim communities were investigated by a private company, while the investigators did not identify themselves as such. The Court ruled today […]