Sofie Bollen (1991) studied International Relations (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) and Criminal Law (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). As a criminal law attorney at Dutch&Detained, she uses her knowledge of the international criminal law practice and diplomacy to provide legal assistance to Dutch nationals detained abroad. She focuses on detainees in Latin America and Francophone Africa. Sofie also provides assistance to Dutch nationals who risk the death penalty abroad.

During her studies Sofie gained experience at two different law firms. And she worked as a student assistant and junior researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She was also active as a volunteer for the Red Cross.

Sofie is fluent in Dutch, English, French and has a solid base of Spanish and Italian.

E-mail: bollen@dutchdetained.com