Effective public policies to protect the right to defend human rights

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Date:

Wednesday 20 June

16:00-17:00

Room V, Palais des Nations. Geneva

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You are invited to the launch of PI and CEJIL publication "The time is Now: Effective public policies to protect the right to defend human rights". This is the first in-depth comparative study of protection mechanisms for human rights defenders in the Americas. This will be followed by a discussion focusing on:

  • Progress, setbacks and challenges in the creation of public policies for the protection of human rights defenders;
  • Global developments regarding laws for the recognition and protection of human rights defenders; and
  • Recommendations for State authorities to guarantee and protect the right to defend human rights.

Panelists will include:

  • Joel Hernandez - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
  • Mauricio Angel - Protection International
  • Alejandra Vicente - Centre for Justice and International Law
  • Tess McEvoy - International Service for Human Rights
  • Triffi Bassam, Tunisian League of Human Rights
  • Luisa Rios, Peruvian Society for Environmental Law

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Attendance only with UN accreditation.

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