Plats: Strandgatan 19, TCO-landet

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As democracy erodes in the EU’s neighbourhood, the effects spill across borders. In Türkiye and Georgia, human rights defenders are pushed back, and elections lose credibility. What does this mean for the EU’s responsibility and ability to act?

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Democracy is sliding backwards in several EU neighbouring countries, which is both a threat to the human rights of the citizens in these countries and creates security concerns for the EU. In both Turkiye and Georgia, the human rights situation has deteriorated rapidly in recent years: human rights defenders face considerable repression, and elections in both countries are losing credibility. In this session, Kajsa Ollongren, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, will discuss with two prominent human rights defenders from Turkiye and Georgia what the EU can do to promote democratisation when everything is moving in the other direction.

Medverkande

Kajsa Ollongren, EU:s särskilda representant för mänskliga rättigheter, Europeiska utrikestjänsten EEAS

Erik Jennische, Moderator, Civil Rights Defenders

Hanna Gerdes, Ordförande, Civil Rights Defenders

Eduard Marikashvili, Människorättsförsvarare, Georgien

Meltem Celikka, Människorättsförsvarare, Turkiet

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Evenemangstyp: Debatt/panelsamtal

Evenemangs-ID: 10597

Språk: Engelska

Förtäring: Nej

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Kontaktperson: Erik Jennische, Senior Global Advocacy Adviser, Civil Rights Defenders, erik.jennische@crd.org

Tor Hedling, Press and Communiations Officer, Civil Rights Defenders, tor.hedling@crd.org

Senast uppdaterad: Torsdag 4 juni 2026