Human rights defenders play a crucial role in promoting human rights and ensuring justice. Yet they face many obstacles, judicial harassment and violence. The Commissioner supports their work through recommendations to state authorities, awareness-raising and ongoing engagement with defenders and international bodies.
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Commissioner pledges to prioritise the defence of civil society
“NGOs, trade unions, academia, the media, cultural practitioners and faith communities are both the lubricant and a key component of the human rights protection system”, says Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, at the occasion of Council of Europe's Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (CINGO). full article
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