Posts by Eamon Gilmore
10 years of supporting parliamentary democracy – European Parliament Conference
At the European Parliament Conference on support democracy worldwide on 30 November, Eamon Gilmore argued that we look at the countries between the two extremes of the democracy spectrum of liberal democracies and absolute autocracies. These are the mix of countries with a burden of a dictatorial past or recently transitioned countries at a tipping…
Read MoreChildren in Armed Conflict
Children in Armed Conflict: How can they be protected in a multilevel international framework? A joint commitment by national and international Institutions and Organizations together with the Academic Community Luxembourg, 21-22 November 2022 Watch the recorded keynote address below Your Royal Highness, Rector, distinguished speakers and participants, good afternoon to all. It is a great…
Read More8th World Congress against the Death Penalty
World Congress Against the Death Penalty Remarks by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights 15 November 2022, Berlin Transcript: “Thank you very much, and thank you for the invitation and to the organisers for having us here. Let me start by saying that the European Union is opposed to the death penalty in…
Read MoreMy October Newsletter: ASEAN @ Jakarta and beyond
ASEAN/Indonesia I recently co-chaired the 4th ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights in Jakarta and met with the Indonesian government, in particular H.E. Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej Vice-Minister for Law and Human Rights, local human rights bodies and civil society (23-26 October). While Myanmar was in focus throughout my meetings, I also raised other major…
Read MoreFront Line Defenders Dublin Platform 2022
Front Line Defenders Dublin Platform 2022 Address by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Friday, 28 October 2022 Thank you very much Verónica. Good morning everyone. It is a great pleasure to be with you today and to be together in Dublin Castle once again. It is wonderful to see so…
Read MoreCyberspace and digital technologies
World Ethical Data Forum 2022 Video message by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore ‘Cyberspace and digital technologies: A new impetus for human rights’ Good morning from Brussels. It is a great pleasure to address the 2022 World Ethical Data Forum. The ethical use of data to prevent violations of fundamental…
Read MoreResponsible Business Alliance Annual Conference
Responsible Business Alliance Annual Conference Address by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Thank you to the Responsible Business Alliance for the invitation to address you today to talk about what the EU is doing on business and human rights. Business and human rights has become more important in recent years;…
Read MoreEuroMed Rights 25th Anniversary Conference
EuroMed Rights 25th Anniversary Conference Keynote Speech by EUSR for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Thursday, 13 October 2022, Brussels CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning everyone. It is probably my political background, that I prefer to speak standing up. I don’t know what it is about politicians speaking standing up, maybe it is the instinct…
Read MoreMy September Newsletter – UN General Assembly and Beyond
UN General Assembly High Level Week: I was in New York representing the European Union at various events during the high-level week. This included the High-level meeting to mark the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities;…
Read MoreProtect Defenders Annual Meeting
ProtectDefenders.eu Annual Meeting “The Human Rights Defenders Movement at a crossroad” Welcome Address by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Tuesday, 27 September 2022 Thank you Antoine [Bernard] and thank you to ProtectDefenders.eu for inviting me to talk with you this morning. Welcome to Brussels, the capital of Belgium of course,…
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