10 YEARS OF THE EU GUIDELINES ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

BRUSSELS,  18 June – Ten years ago,  on 14 June 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to  improve support and protection given by the European Union (EU) to human rights defenders in non-EU countries.  The 10th anniversary of the Guidelines was celebrated yesterday in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to […]

Joint Statement on the Eu Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.

The undersigned organisations working with and for human rights defenders (HRDs) welcome the adoption by the Council of the European Union (EU) of the 23 June 2014 Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. We express satisfaction with the renewed commitment of the EU and its Member States to […]