Registered Charity
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Who we are
The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) is the first and only independent organisation defending and empowering the Palestine solidarity movement across Europe through legal means. We provide free legal advice and assistance to associations, human rights NGOs, groups and individuals advocating for Palestine in mainland Europe and Britain.
The ELSC was established in January 2019 as a joint initiative of European jurists, the Palestinian civil society network PNGO and the Dutch NGO The Rights Forum. In 2024, the ELSC became a registered charity (stichting) in the Netherlands, licensed to operate for the public benefit, including through litigation in Dutch courts. In 2024, we also opened new offices in Berlin and London.
Our culture and values
The ELSC intervenes to end arbitrary restrictions and criminalisation of advocacy. It also develops legal tools and engages in strategic litigation, investigative research, monitoring and advocacy efforts, to ensure access to legal assistance, expose repression, and dismantle the systems of complicity that sustain Israel’s settler colonial project.
