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Protecting migrants and refugees’ rights defenders

FRA spoke during the 10th Strategic Meeting of Mechanisms and Programmes for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.

The meeting provided an opportunity for institutions, mandate-holders and human rights activists to engage in strategic discussions. The focus was on ways to enhance the protection of migrants and refugees’ rights defenders who are facing harassment and criminalisation.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders organised the meeting.

The meeting took place in Brussels from 29 to 30 September.