Capacity building workshop: Towards an EU internal Human Rights framework
Date: March 12 Time: 09.30-12.30 Place: Social Platform
Social Platform’s objective for 2014 is to ‘advocate for an EU internal strategy on human rights that ensures consistency between EU external and internal human rights standards and delivers on their implementation to combat the existing violation of human rights’. As a first step in our work we are inviting members and possible partners to a capacity building workshop.
Please register with Annica Ryngbeck by Friday March 7
DRAFT AGENDA
09.30-11.00 Presentations
09.30-10.15 What can we learn from EU’s human rights framework in external affairs?
Stijn Houben, the coordination of the Council Human Rights Working Group (COHOM) will present the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
10.15-11.00 What is the position by European Human Rights NGOs?
Natacha Kazatchkine, Chair of the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN)/ Senior Executive Officer Legal Affairs/Human Rights in the EU – Amnesty International
11.30-12.20 Exchange of Views: Ways forward
By Pierre Baussand, Director of Social Platform
Recommended reading in preparation of the workshop
- The Human Rights and Democracy Network’s position on ‘Strengthening the European Union’s Response to Human Rights Inside its Own Borders’ (Aug 2013)
- Open Society European Policy Institute’s brief on ‘How to Monitor the Rule of Law, Democracy, and Fundamental Rights in the EU’ (Aug 2013)
- The European External Action Service’s EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2012)
