Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

On 26 September UPI reports from Geneva that a U.N. rights delegation announced plans to assess the role human rights defenders have played in Tunisia since the country’s Jasmine Revolution in 2010.

Margaret Sekaggya, U.N. special envoy on human rights organizations, leads a delegation to Tunisia for a trip that concludes Oct. 5, a first since the country’s revolution.

“Human rights defenders have played an essential part in the call for democracy, justice and human rights across the region,” she said in a statement. “We are intrigued and excited to observe the working conditions of defenders of all generations in the country that in many ways triggered the Arab Spring.”

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/09/26/UN-rights-delegation-heads-to-Tunisia/UPI-29741348668711/#ixzz27fzkoNw1

U.N. rights delegation heads to Tunisia – UPI.com.

This entry was posted on September 27, 2012 at 16:30 and is filed under Human Rights Defenders.

Tags: Arab spring, Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, Tunisia, UN, UN Special Rapporteur