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FRA Director takes part in international rights conference in Kyiv

FRA Director Sirpa Rautio took part in an international human rights conference in Kyiv on 5 December. The Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights organised the ‘The Law of Force or the Force of Law? The Crisis of the Global Human Rights System and Ways to Overcome It’ conference.

Over 1000 participants attended the event. FRA Director spoke during a panel on the crisis of the global human rights system and ways to overcome it. After the conference, the Director held bilateral meetings with the Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights and Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament, as Ukraine is applying to become an observer at FRA.