The ISHR is Launching “A Seat At The Table” – A guide to crafting effective narratives at the UN
about human rights and the people who defend them
The stories and narratives that are told about human rights defenders at the UN have a major impact on how they are understood and supported on the ground. Over the past 9 months, the ISHR has explored perceptions and views that diplomats working at the UN have about human rights and people who defend them. The objective was to understand the messages that best increase support for human rights defenders and to craft more effective human rights narratives, particularly as they relate to people who defend human rights. ISHR is now ready to share its findings with you and launch the new practitioners’ guide “A Seat At The Table“, meant for anyone working within or engaging with the UN system to promote and protect human rights, whether they be advocates with organisations, diplomats or frontline community activists and leaders.
This event will be held online. In order to attend the event, please RSVP here.
Welcome: Ambassador Marc Bichler, Permanent Mission of Luxembourg
Panelists:
Tom Clarke, human rights campaigner, communications specialist and guide co-author
Sophie Mulphin, human rights communications specialist and guide co-author
Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Ambassador Nazhat Shameen Khan, President of the Human Rights Council
Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for human rights
Guadalupe Marengo, Amnesty International
Thomas Coombes, human rights strategist and communications expert, founder of hope-based communications
Moderator: Marianne Bertrand, International Service for Human Rights
30 June 2021
1:00-2:30pm CEST
Online event Register now
https://mailchi.mp/ishr/749qlxejj6-33142?e=d1945ebb90
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