Monday the 21st of May, the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest artist Loreen met with local human rights defenders in Baku, Azerbaijan.
When: Monday, 21. May 2012 15:00
To: Monday, 21. May 2012
Where: Baku
Host: IRFS
The meeting came together in cooperation with Sing for Democracy, an local campaign that use Eurovision to focus on human rights in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Human Rights House and Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS), and also Civil Rights Defenders and Human Rights House Foundation.
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