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NIHR Participates in a Panel Discussion on “Protecting Environmental Human Tights Defenders and Promoting Meaningful Participation in Climate Talks”

The Secretariat-General of the National Human Rights Institution (NIHR) has participated in the panel discussion organised by the Office of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), entitled “Protecting Environmental Human Tights Defenders and Promoting Meaningful Participation in Climate Talks – The Role of National Human Rights Institutions”.

The event was held via video-conference technology, with the participation of a number of specialists and experts in the field of human rights and representatives of national human rights institutions, who discussed a number of topics related to the importance of living in a healthy climate, the role of human rights defenders in issues related to the environment and the challenges and risks they face, and the progress made by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the field of climate and the environment.