DUBROVNIK, Oct 9 (Hina) - A three-day international conference on human rights and democratisation, that started in Dubrovnik on Monday, continued on Tuesday with discussions on democratisation and development of civil society in
Europe, central Asia and Caucasus. The event, organised by Croatia's authorities, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European Commission, has drawn officials from 45 European countries and eight former Soviet republics in central Asia and Caucasus as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations. On Tuesday the participants pointed to connections between a democratic order and the respect for human rights and spoke about the importance of civil society and free media in the process of democratisation. The executive director of the international Helsinki federation for human rights, Aaron Rhodes, underlined a go
DUBROVNIK, Oct 9 (Hina) - A three-day international conference on
human rights and democratisation, that started in Dubrovnik on
Monday, continued on Tuesday with discussions on democratisation
and development of civil society in Europe, central Asia and
Caucasus.
The event, organised by Croatia's authorities, the Office of the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European
Commission, has drawn officials from 45 European countries and
eight former Soviet republics in central Asia and Caucasus as well
as representatives of non-governmental organisations.
On Tuesday the participants pointed to connections between a
democratic order and the respect for human rights and spoke about
the importance of civil society and free media in the process of
democratisation.
The executive director of the international Helsinki federation
for human rights, Aaron Rhodes, underlined a good example set by
Croatia where NGOs had played a significant role in the
democratisation of the society and the enhancement of the respect
for human rights.
Present at the event are the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Mary Robinson, the Council of Europe Secretary-General, Walter
Schwimmer, and the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation
in Europe) human rights office's head, Gerard Stoudmann, as well as
senior Croatian officials.
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