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How to support civil society through funding

The European Commission and FRA hosted a seminar on ‘Supporting civil society organisations and human rights defenders through funding’ on 19 June in Brussels.

The seminar was the last in a series of three. The others covered protection and participation.

The seminars follow up on the European Commission’s report on the application of the Fundamental Rights Charter and civil society.

The multi-stakeholder meeting proposed ways forward on how donors, and notably the Commission’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, can better support civil society organisations and human rights defenders under pressure.

FRA presented findings from its research on access to funding.