Our protest on 12 June is taking place on the day of the opening in Baku of the first European Olympic Games, hosted by Azerbaijan. We will be calling for the release of detained human rights defenders, journalists and activists, and for the end of the repression against civil society.
When: Friday, 12. June 2015 13:00 – 14:00
To: Friday, 12. June 2015
Where: Geneva (Switzerland), Place des Nations
Host: Human Rights House Foundation
Contact: Anna Innocenti, International Advocacy Officer, Human Rights House Foundation (anna.Innocenti@humanrightshouse.org / +41 22 332 25 56)
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