FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

04/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2024 02:01

Supporting human rights defenders at risk

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26 April 2024

Supporting human rights defenders at risk

FRA addressed the OSCE's Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on 23-23 April in Vienna. FRA focused on how to support and protect human rights defenders, and on the specific support needs that human rights defenders in exile have.

It outlined key challenges for civil society and ways forward, building on its longstanding work on civic space. FRA also highlighted the specific needs of human rights defenders in exile.

The aim should be to ensure their safety as well as enable them to continue their human rights work. The talk drew on FRA's report on human rights defenders at risk.

The meeting brought together OSCE Participating States and civil society organisations from the OSCE region.