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A committee from the community stands beside people whose asylum claim was refused — beside their own lawyer, not instead of them.
A deadline for appeal or review is counted in days, not weeks. Contact your lawyer at once and send us your request at the same time — don’t wait for our answer before you act.
Send a request nowWhat the committee does
Five members or more; this is their actual work.
- 01A statement about SuwaydaWe write down what we know first-hand about the situation of the Druze in Suwayda and send it to your lawyer for the file. That is exactly what an applicant can rarely provide alone.
- 02Working with the lawyer on the asylum fileWhat we know, we pass on to the lawyer handling the asylum file. We do not direct their work, and if needed we help you find another lawyer.
- 03Finding a lawyer for newcomersFor anyone who has not yet been assigned a lawyer, we help find one and authorise them.
- 04The association’s official voiceRepresentation with the police, in legal proceedings and with municipalities.
- 05The file is followed upMore than one member works on a file, so the work does not stop when someone is away.
What we cannot do
You may prefer to read this part before the one above.
- 1We are not a law firmWe do not give legal advice and do not represent you before the IND. We work alongside your lawyer, not instead of them.
- 2We do not promise an outcomeThe decision lies with the IND and the courts. What we provide is a statement and support; that makes a difference, but it is not a guarantee.
- 3We only write what we knowA statement is only as strong as it is true. We write nothing we cannot stand behind, not even if it would help the claim.
- 4We do not take on every requestThe committee is made up of volunteers and has limits. We answer every request, and sometimes the answer is that we cannot help in this case.
Choose the right route
Each service has its own short official form. Choose what you need; the secure form opens in a new window.
A question, or a follow-up on an earlier request? Write to the Legal Committee directly
For lawyers in asylum cases
Through its Legal Committee, Druze Community Netherlands makes its knowledge of the situation of the Druze in Suwayda and of the Druze community available to lawyers who represent Druze clients in an asylum procedure. We work alongside the lawyer, not in their place.
What the association provides
- 01A dated, signed statementA statement from the association on the situation of the Druze in Suwayda, dated and signed, to add to your client’s file.
- 02What the official country report does not sayAn explanation of religious practice, Druze customs and how the community is organised — which is hard to establish from general country information alone.
- 03One fixed point of contact, by nameThe association appoints one member to follow the file with your office and helps reach your client’s family or witnesses in Suwayda who can support the account.
The association does not give legal advice and does not act as an authorised representative before the IND or the courts; the Legal Committee has no lawyer of its own. Legal responsibility for the file stays with the lawyer; our role is supportive.
The form asks for no details about the file or your client: only your name, office and contact details. We then agree a safe way to receive the file.
Don’t upload anything yet. Send the request first; we will then contact you in a safe way to receive the decision, the correspondence and photos of documents. Sending asylum documents through a public form is not safe, and we will not ask you to.
- An asylum file reveals origin, faith and political opinion, and sometimes health. That is the most sensitive information European law recognises, and that is how we treat it.
- Only committee members assigned to your file can see your request. Every time it is opened is recorded with a name and the time.
- We share your information with no one outside the association without your permission, except with the lawyer whose details you give us yourself.
- You can ask at any time for your request to be deleted.