Protecting victims, defenders and professionals, including lawyers and journalists
Sponsored by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Time & Location
Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM GMT+1
CICG I Amphi D (and online), Rue de Varembé 17, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
About the session
Panelists will discuss how to ensure the physical and legal protection of victims, those who assist them at each stage (search, investigation, prosecution, judgment) and those who work on enforced disappearance cases, including lawyers and journalists.
Moderator
Jimena REYES, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Director, Americas, France
Panelists
Daouda DIALLO, Collectif contre l'impunité et la stigmatisation des communautés (CISC), Secretary General, Burkina Faso
Linda EKHOLM, European External Action Service – Human Rights Division (EEAS), Policy Officer, Finland
Violetta FITSNER, Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, Head of Advocacy, Russia
Anitha GATERETSE, Tournons La Page-Burundi, Coordinatrice, Burundi
Mortaza BEHBOUDI, Journalist and Human Rights Defender, Afghanistan
Graciela MARTINEZ GONZÁLEZ, Amnesty International, Senior Campaigner, Spain/Mexico
Andrea TORRES BAUTISTA, Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista, Founder, Colombia
Antoine BERNARD, Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Director of Advocacy and Assistance, France
Sponsors
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)
Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)