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Strasbourg: Front Line welcomes European Parliament resolution on greater EU support for human rights defenders at risk posted on: 2010/06/17

“Front Line strongly welcomes the new resolution passed by the European Parliament plenary session today (Thursday), which pays tribute to the invaluable work of human rights defenders and sets out a range of new and renewed recommendations, including on issuing emergency visas and providing shelter in Europe, as additional forms of protection provided by the EU,” said Mary Lawlor, Executive Director of Front Line, in Dublin today.

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India: Re-arrest of human rights defender Ms Irom Chanu Sharmila posted on: 2010/03/12

Human rights defender Ms Irom Chanu Sharmila was re-arrested on 10 March 2010 and charged with attempting to commit suicide. Irom Chanu Sharmila had just been released from the security ward of Jawaharlal Nehru (JN) Hospital two days previously, 8 March 2010.

St. Petersburg: Human rights defenders and international NGOs set out challenges for protection of human rights in Russiaposted on: 2007/12/14

On 13 December 2007, Front Line together with the Anti-discrimination Centre “Memorial” held the seminar “Challenges to legitimacy – Strategies for Strengthening the Space for Human Rights Defenders in Russia”. This event brought together 35 participants: human rights defenders from different parts of Russia, representatives from international human rights NGOs and IGOs, including UN, EU and OSCE - ODIHR. The seminar came out with concrete recommendations for both Russian civil society and the international community.

Brussels: International conference says "No effective development aid without empowerment of human rights defenders" posted on: 2007/10/17

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“How can development agencies protect human rights defenders?”, was the key question on the menu of an international conference organised on 15-16 October 2007 in Brussels. The conference brought together key development agencies, human rights defenders and representatives of the European Union.