On 11 February, with the initiative and support from Human Rights House Network, there was conducted the Round Table on “Advocacy Strategies” in the International Press Center of Baku. The round table was lead by Danuta Przywara, director of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Warsaw, and Lubov Vinogradova, the director of Russian Research Center for Human Rights. (13-FEB-08)
Written by Shahla Ismayilova / HRH Azerbaijan
Danuta Przywara (left of photo) opened the Round Table with the key aspects of advocacy strategies. Along with the thesis presentation, there was given the parallel comparison of Polish experience in advocacy. Lubov Vinogradova (right of photo), on her own turn, shared with significant examples of the experience of Russian human rights defenders and organizations.
Over 40 representatives of human rights organizations and mass media outlets took part in the round table. Among them were some of the alumni of the Human Rights School of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, who expressed their views on human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
