Hungary: civil society and human rights defenders under pressure, is the topic of the upcoming Werner Lottje Lecture in Berlin on 21 February. Werner Lotte was one of the most outstanding human rights leaders in Germany who is rightly honoured with an annual event.
Organised by Bread for the World and the German Institute for Human Rights (two of the organisations that Werner played a crucial role in developing) the event covers Hungary’s slide away from human rights respect which has been documented often [also in this blog, see e.g. https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2018/05/18/excellent-background-piece-to-hungarys-stop-soros-mania/]. With the European elections coming up it is a timely meeting. See also: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/hungary-should-address-many-interconnected-human-rights-protection-challenges
Programme
18:00 Greetings: Dr. Julia Duchrow; Human Rights, Bread for the World
18:10 Lecture: Marta Pardavi; Co-Chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
18:30 Panel Discussion, moderated by Dr. Wolfgang Heinz; German Institute for Human Rights.
- Marta Pardavi;
- Manuel Sarrazin; member of parliament, German Greens
- Dóra Kanizsai-Nagy; Kalunba, refugee organisation from Hungary
20:00 Reception
Place: Caroline-Michaelis-Straße 1 10115 Berlin Room: O.K.06. There will be English German interpretation
Registration: https://info.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/termin/ungarn-zivilgesellschaft
For last year’s event see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2018/02/08/5th-werner-lottje-lecture-in-berlin-focuses-on-cambodia/
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 
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