Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

Front Line – the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders based in Ireland – exists 10 years and one of the main celebrations will be the holding of its 6th Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders from September 14th– 16th, 2011.

The aim of the Dublin Platform is to provide an opportunity for Human Rights Defenders from all parts of the world to come together to share experiences, learn from each other, acquire new skills, develop new strategies and further their understandings of the mechanisms that are available to them at the international level. Ms. Margaret Sekaggya, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, has confirmed her participation. The themes of the Sixth Dublin Platform will include issues such as patterns of attacks against HRDs and practical measures to ensure their protection; electronic communication and security; specific challenges facing women HRDs and regional mechanisms for the protection of HRDs. The  recommendations from the conference will serve to inform the work of Front Line going forward in its support strategies for human rights defenders.

The event is by invitation only but if you can make a good case why you should be invited please contact Front Line’s International Conference Assistant, Sinéad Nic Aodh, by email at sinead@frontlinedefenders.org.

This entry was posted on August 10, 2011 at 10:10 and is filed under Front Line, human rights, Human Rights Defenders.