NewsHuman rights defenders share experiences at international colloquium in Sao Paulo 5 January 2009
The eighth annual International Human Rights Colloquium was held with UNDEF support in São Paulo from 8 to 15 November 2008, focusing on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Some 80 individuals participated from more than 30 countries of the Global South to share their experiences as human rights defenders.
The Colloquium is conceived and organized annually by Conectas Human Rights, with the purpose of strengthening the individual and collective impact of human rights activists in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and to encourage them to take on a growing role in the promotion of human rights in their countries and in international organizations. For the full story click on http://www.conectas.org/en/noticia.php?not_id=291.
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