April 15th-17th 2026 Dialogics of Justice (NWO-VICI) – Final Conference About the conference The last decade has witnessed an increase in civil proceedings brought before Dutch district courts by people adversely affected by colonial violence, military missions, sexual abuse, and environmental harm. Does legal action against institutions such as the Dutch state, the military, the church, and […]
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Historical abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions: A qualitative evaluation of victim-survivors’ experiences with redress procedures
Naomi Ormskerk, Maarten Kunst & Nicole Immler
Nov 22, 2025 | International Review of Victimology
This study examines survivors’ experiences with redress mechanisms for historical abuse by Catholic clergy in the Netherlands, showing that empathetic, participatory procedures fostered greater recognition and agency than rigid, adversarial processes.
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Beschermd: Actual change: Evaluation of the recognition measures for victims of violence in youth care
Er is geen samenvatting, omdat dit een beschermd bericht is.
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Daadwerkelijk veranderen
Eva Mulder, Niké Wentholt, Naomi Ormskerk, Yara Bodegraven, Jake Smit & Nicole Immler
June 27, 2025 – revised may 2026 | WODC
In this commissioned research for WODC, researchers from DoJ worked together with other UvH-researchers to study government measures to recognize violent in youth care.
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Catholic Clergy Abuse in the Netherlands: The Role of Social Relations in Redress Procedures
Naomi Ormskerk, Maarten Kunst & Nicole Immler
May 29, 2025 | Victims & Offenders
This article examines how redress procedures for clerical abuse in the Netherlands shape and are shaped by survivors’ social relationships, showing that relational and intergenerational dynamics are central to experiences of justice and healing.
Read more29-30/08/2024 – Victimology Summer School 2024
De Victimology Summer School 2024 (29 & 30 augustus) – georganiseerd door Slachtofferhulp Nedreland en acadademische en maatschappelijke partners – met als thema ‘Grootschalig slachtofferschap: De mensen achter de massa’, richtte zich op de complexiteiten van grootschalig slachtofferschap, zoals terrorisme, online criminaliteit, en casussen als de MH17-ramp, gaswinning in Groningen en de Toeslagenaffaire. Tijdens de […]
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Historical abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions: institutional and non-institutional response procedures
Naomi Ormskerk, Maarten Kunst & Nicole Immler
April 9, 2024 | The International Journal of Restorative Justice
Naomi Ormskerk, Maarten Kunst and Nicole Immler discuss historical abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions, both institutional and non-institutional response procedures.
Read more13/03/2024 – The Justice Visions Conference at the University of Ghent
How to bring scholars and practitioners from the Global South and North in the field of Transitional Justice in an exciting dialogue? The Justice Visions conference at the University of Ghent focused on questions on victim’s participation, mobilization and – importantly – resistance; such as the focus fom Luke Moffet’s presentation. Niké Wentholt, Naomi Ormskerk and […]
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Meerstemmigheid in erkenning van onrecht
Nicole Immler, Obiozo Ukpabi, Naomi Ormskerk & Niké Wentholt interviewed by Dagmar Punter
Oct 27, 2023 | Tijdschrift Conflicthantering
Dagmar Punter interviewed the DoJ team on the Dialogics of Justice project, and multivoicedness in the recognition of injustice.
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Opinion piece on how ruling of ‘statute of limitations’ is misplaced in the case of institutional suffering
05/04/2023 ‘Verjaring beschermt foute instituties’ – NRC
Naomi Ormskerk and Nicole Immler published an opinion piece in reaction to the ruling in a claim brought to the court by women who had suffered institutional abuse within a religious institution. Thousands of girls were forced to perform hard labor in Catholic ‘charitable institutions.’ The ruling of ‘statute of limitations’ is misplaced in this case of institutional suffering.
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