In December 2013, the Swiss Government became one of the few countries to issue specific Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (http://www.humanrights.ch/en/switzerland/foreign-affairs/human-rights-foreign-policy/multilateral-policy/switzerland-guidelines-protection-human-rights-defenders). As in the case of all guidelines, the real test is in the implementation and on 12 June 2014, the Centre for Peacebuilding (KOFF) at Swisspeace organized a conference on the protection of HRDs, which brought together HRDs from Guatemala, Honduras, Serbia, Russia and Sri Lanka, Swiss government officials and representatives of Swiss civil society in order to give consideration to the different challenges that exist when it comes to HRD protection and, in particular, implementation of the Swiss guidelines.
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Swiss Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders analyzed by civil society
November 2, 2014The importance of archives for Truth commissions: event on 13 September
September 6, 2013Truth commission archives are an important part of dealing with the past, which is a long-term process addressing a legacy of human rights violations.
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Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 