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On 6 June 2017, the Human Rights Council opened its thirty-fifth regular session.

The 35th

When: Wednesday, 10. May 2017 To: Saturday, 10. June 2017 Contact: (

Lack of Independence of Judicial Officials and Prosecution of Human Rights Defenders in Member States of the Council of Europe

We invite to celebrate Freedom Day together in Vilnius on 25 Match (Saturday).

Запрашаем разам адсвяткаваць Дзень Волі 25 сакавіка ў Вільні.

The United Nations Human Rights Council must act to stop Azerbaijan’s continued crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society. Despite repeated warnings and recommendations from international and European human rights bodies, the Azerbaijani authorities continue to disregard their obligations under international human rights law.

This side event brings together Azerbaijani human rights defenders with UN and State representatives to outline their different perspectives on the situation, and call for the international community to respond.

A debate aiming to provide a unique insider’s insight into innovative activist and philanthropic practices of citizen resistance to hostile attacks on human rights over the past year in Croatia, marked by acute democratic regression, due to the rise of an ultraconservative movement, the political mainstreaming of radical right and populism.

On 1 March, Polish human rights defender Danuta Przywara, Chairperson of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, will be one of four civil society representatives, from around the world, to address heads of state and dignitaries at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council.