Christian Strohal
@CStrohal
Austrian diplomat. Former Ambassador to OSCE, to UN Geneva, Director/ODIHR, and always human rights enthusiast.
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09-08-2013 14:18:41
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On the worrying rise of transboundary repression : on.cfr.org/41KRucH from Council on Foreign Relations
Impressive debate Bruno Kreisky Forum under the appropriate title „Courage!“ with courageous women from Russia and Belarus - similar courage is demanded from us to support their call
(2/2) Volker Türk|s heutigem Appell zu mehr Solidarität schließe ich mich an: Die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte ist ein Aufruf mit Mut und Prinzipien die Bewältigung der großen Herausforderungen, vor denen die Welt steht, anzugehen. (vdb)
On today‘s #HumanRightsDay we celebrate all human rights defenders: support Volker Türk’s call to turn the crisis of human rights into an new spirit for protecting them. Governments need to step up !
Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders Michel Forst shares his concerns that many European governments are criminalizing civil disobedience & other tactics used by climate activists. “There is no #ClimateJustice without #HumanRights .” This is not just a slogan.
Important initiative by High Commissioner Volker Türk to rekindle the flame for #HumanRights when this is urgently needed. Governments need to step up, together with civil society and #humanrightsdefenders to ensure protection and promotion in face of old and new challenges
Now @ Diplomatic Academy and per livestream, AIES event about women in conflict and lessons from the tragedies in #Ukraine and #Afghanistan - again, important role for civil society organizations. MFA Austria supports, together with many other initiatives