Join ProtectDefenders.eu at the European Development Days 2019 Tuesday, 18 June 2019 15:15 - 16:30 EDD 2019 - Tour et Taxis (Brussels)
ProtectDefenders.eu, in partnership with the European Union External Action Service and the International Land Coalition, is organising a panel at the European Development Days 2019, under the title 'The guardians of the territory - Strengthening international solidarity and support to indigenous peoples and environmental human rights defenders'. This lab-debate session will be moderated by Luisa Ragher, Head of the Human Rights Division at the EEAS, and will include the participation of Sabine Pallas - Partnerships officer at the ILC, and the testimonies and experiences of WHRDs Joan Carling -an indigenous rights activist and environmental defender from the Philippines, Luz Stella Matutina - known for her anti-mining advocacy and work for the rights of the native population in the Philippines, and Ariane Assemat - of Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan in Mexico.
Register today to the EDD 2019 https://eudevdays.eu/community/profile
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