23.03.2013 кунлик архив
Criminalization of the human rights defenders work discussed at the UN side event
On March 13 in Geneva international NGO CIVICUS organized a meeting with three countries, such as Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in order to examine the key areas of concern to be highlighted during each country’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review in April this year. The topic of the side event was “Eurasia: The silencing of Human Rights Defenders” and brought together both local and international NGOs, national civil society activists and professionals interested in this topic. Renate Bloem, head of Geneva UN Advocacy Office, CINICUS moderated the conference.
