Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

During the current session of the Human Rights Council there will again many side events in Geneva. I will refer to some of them not only in the hope that you may able to attend, but also to illustrate the concerns of the NGO movement:

On Tuesday 9 September from 12.00 to 13.30 (Palais des Nations, Room XXI) there will be a side-event organised jointly by Amnesty International, CIVICUS, Human Rights Watch, FIDH, ISHR and the International Bar Association. Speakers are:

• Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
• Souhayr Belhassen, Honourary President, International Federation for Human Rights FIDH
• Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa Program, Amnesty International
• Phillip Tahmindjis, Director, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute
• Moderator: Yves Magat, Journalist, Télévision Suisse Romande

This entry was posted on September 8, 2014 at 20:25 and is filed under Amnesty international, FIDH, HRW, human rights, ISHR.

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