Global crackdown: The use of laws to criminalise and restrict human rights defenders

Together with FIDH and Amnesty International, ISHR is pleased to present this event to discuss the nature, extent and impact of the global crackdown against human rights defenders, together with strategies and measures to promote and protect their vital and legitimate work.

Moderator

• Charlotte Bunch​, Founding Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL), Rutgers University

Panelists

• Stephania Koulaeva, Head of ADC Memorial, Russia
• Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China
• Paul Nsapu Mukulu, Director of Ligue des Electeurs (DRC) and FIDH Secretary General
• Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

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Lunch will be served at 1pm.

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