Reports

This report aims to capture the discussions, analysis and recommendations from the 2017 Human Rights Forum on ‘Human Rights under threat: exploring new approaches in a challenging global context’, co-organised by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Brussels-based Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN). The Forum took place …

This report aims to capture the discussions and outline the recommendations from the 2016 EU-NGO Human Rights Forum entitled ‘United against all forms of torture: Applying a cross- cutting perspective to prevent, prohibit and redress torture globally’, co-organised by HRDN and the EEAS. Human rights defenders (HRDs) and activists from over …

DOs and DON’Ts for European Parliament Resolutions, Press Releases and Statements of Delegations, Committees and their Chairs, or official letters by MEPs on human rights defenders Download

The HRDN has drafted a “Do’s and Don’ts in EU public statements on HRDs” as a practical, examples based illustration of some good practices in communicating about HRDs at risk, in a way that is helpful to them and to other defenders, and hopefully maximises chances of securing their release, …

This report aims to capture the discussions, analysis and recommendations from the 2015 Human Rights Forum on ‘Promoting and Protecting Civil Society Space’. How can we counter the closing space for civil society and what role should the EU play? These were key questions discussed in Brussels from 3-4 December 2015 …