2024 Front Line Defenders Dublin Platform - Opening Ceremony Invitation

On behalf of Front Line Defenders - The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders invites you to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders at Risk at Dublin Castle on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 at 09:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 

Registration will start at 8:00 a.m, so please arrive before 9:00 a.m. to register, as the conference starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp. To note: all Opening Ceremony guests must leave Dublin Castle by 11:00 a.m.

Deadline to confirm attendance is now 17 October 2024.

As you may know, the Dublin Platform brings together over 300 people from approximately 90 countries. Of these people, Front Line Defenders invites 100 human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk, and the other participants come from an array of national, international and intergovernmental organisations working with and for human rights defenders at risk.

The 2024 Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders at Risk will provide a truly unique opportunity for human rights defenders, from every corner of the globe, to come together to share experiences, learn from one another, discuss relevant issues and further their understandings of the mechanisms that are available to them at the international level. It will discuss topics such as the patterns of attacks against human rights defenders and practical measures to ensure their protection, including discussions on the specific risks faced by human rights defenders in the context of conflicts as well as risks faced by HRDs online.

Over the years, we have had a very high calibre of speakers join us at this event and this year is no exception. At this Dublin Platform we have invited the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to give keynote addresses at the opening ceremony and we are delighted that Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, as well as Michael O'Flaherty, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, will join us.

Confirmation of Attendance

Please email Salomé at ssaldarriaga@frontlinedefenders.org to confirm attendance by 17 October 2024 to ensure participation at the Dublin Platform. Kindly also indicate how you would like your name and the name of your organisation to appear on your name badge at the Platform. Example: Olive Moore, Front Line Defenders, Ireland

Please note: There is no available parking at the venue. If you require parking, we suggest looking for nearby parking like Q Park, which is only a 3 minute walk from Dublin Castle. https://www.q-park.ie/en-gb/cities/dublin/christchurch/