Dublin (Ireland), February 8th, 2010. Preparations are now underway for the Fifth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders, which will take place in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, from the 10th - 12th February 2010. 

At the Fifth Dublin Platform, 100 human rights defenders (including Matteo Pegoraro, in behalf of EveryOne Group) and a selection of national and international guests will discuss patterns of attacks against human rights defenders and practical measures to ensure their protection, electronic communications and security, specific challenges facing women human rights defenders and regional mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders. 

Front Line is delighted that Ms. Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Ms. Margaret Sekaggya, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, have confirmed their participation at this event.

In the picture: Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights