Human Rights Seminar Series: Civic Space & Human Rights Defenders
When: | Tu 31-10-2023 19:00 - 21:00 |
Where: | Singer Dekker Room, Röling Building, Oude Boteringestraat 18 |
Human rights defenders and social movements face pressure across the globe – from banned demonstrations and restrictive legislation to prosecutions and killings of activists. How does this relate to freedom of expression, assembly and association and how can citizens make their voices heard? In the third lecture of the Human Right Seminar Series, prof. Antoine Buyse and Nicole Sprokel wil delve deeper into the topic of "Civic Space & Human Rights Defenders: Paradoxes, Tensions & Prospects".