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Intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN: global trends and good practices
7 November 2022 @ 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Free
Side event on Intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN: global trends and good practices
In September, the Secretary General released the 2022 report on intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN. Join us for a discussion on main findings, and to explore good practices to prevent and address intimidation and reprisals, both online and offline.
*UN Headquarters meeting room for onsite participation TBC – registrants will be notified.
Please RSVP here (bit.ly/3DDqFwM) by Thursday 3 November 2022.
Program
Moderator:
- Madeleine Sinclair, ISHR
Welcome remarks:
- H.E. Mrs. Zsuzsanna Horváth, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN
Speakers:
- Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
- Ms. Rebecca Vernon, legal advisor at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
- Ms. Esther Omam Njomo, Executive Director of Reach out Cameroon
- Mr. Ahmed Adam Abdulla, Vice President of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives
Interventions/comments from the floor (30 min)
Concluding remarks:
- H.E. Mr. Donal Kenneally, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN
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