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Supporting Women, Protecting Rights Seminar SEMINAR REPORT SUPPORTING WOMEN, PROTECTING RIGHTS How can the EU work to better safeguard the work of WHRDs and integrate an intersectional approach. in cooperation with European Parliament Liaison Office and KIOS Foundation 1 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS’ SEMINAR IN COOPERATION WITH KIOS FOUNDATION AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LIAISON OFFICE AT EUROOPPASALI 29th AUGUST 2019, HELSINKI 2 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights CONTENT Summary 5 Foreword 6 Seminar introduction 7 Opening remarks by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto 9 Greetings from Vienna by María Teresa Rivera 11 Panel: EU and member states’ protection and support to WHRDs globally 13 Panel: Smear campaigns and hate speech/attacks against WHRDs 19 Recommendations by the Amnesty International 27 Gymnich lunch 29 Concluding remarks 32 Ideas and recommendations 33 BIOS of WHRDs and other speakers 37 3 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights Last photo of the page: Lauri Heikkinen/Prime Minister’s Office, Finland 4 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights Summary On 29th August 2019 – on the first day of the informal “Gymnich” meeting of European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Ministers in Helsinki − the Finnish Section of Amnesty International hosted a seminar entitled “Supporting Women, Protecting Rights - How can the EU work better to safeguard the work of WHRDs and integrate an intersectional approach”. The seminar brought together women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from El Salvador, Finland, Russia, Uganda, Bahrain and Ukraine to discuss how the EU Guidelines on Human Rights De- fenders could be implemented more effectively together with civil society representatives, government and EU and member state officials, how the guidelines could support women human rights defenders and what kind of threats women human rights defenders are currently facing. On the 30th of August and the second day of the Gymnich meeting, Finland hosted a ministerial lunch, which was also attended by four international women human rights defenders who discussed the obstacles they face in their work and gave their recommendations to EU and member state representatives. For the first time in the history of the European Union, human rights defenders and representatives of civil society were invited to the lunch on the second day of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers. On August 30th, the Finnish Section of Amnesty International also organised an event for schools called “Muutoksen iltapäivä” (Afternoon of Change) where Finnish activists and international WHRDs gave inspirational speeches to the young audience on how to make a change in society. The event was also streamed on YouTube so that schools across Finland could attend. The schools who participated in the event had already participated in the Write for Rights campaign of Amnesty International. During their visit to Finland, the women human rights defenders met also Members of Finnish Parliament and civil servants of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Some of the embassies based in Helsinki had a chance to meet them as well. 5 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights Foreword by Frank Johansson, Director of Amnesty International, Finnish Section Together with women human rights defenders All over the world, people from various backgrounds are standing up for their right to peaceful assembly, freedom of expression and to demand economic and climate justice. They are human rights defenders. It is usually these active citizens, who by standing in the frontline, are the first to see their human rights – what they are fighting for – violated. Those who stand up for women’s rights, LGBTI rights, indigenous people, refugees and migrants are at higher and intersecting risk of being targeted, smeared on social media, harassed and even tortured and killed. The EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders are a commitment from the European Union to protect and support these brave people. It is a fantastic document, demanding that diplomats meet, engage and support those working for the defence and advancement of human rights. However, even though there are some examples of excellent work undertaken on the basis of the guidelines, it still – over ten years after its creation – needs a more coordinated strategy to deliver on these commitments. “It is usually these active citizens, who by standing in the frontline, are the first to see their human rights – what they are fighting for– violated.” 6 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights THE SEMINAR In the seminar Supporting women, protecting rights – How the EU can work better to safeguard the work of WHRDs and integrate an intersectional approach?, the speakers discussed how the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders could be implemented more effectively; how these guidelines could support women human rights defenders; and what kind of threats women human rights defenders are facing at present. The Austrian Section of Amnesty International held a similar seminar called Defending women, defending rights ahead of the Gymnich meeting in Vien- na, during the Austrian EU presidency in 2018. The seminar was organised in cooperation with KIOS Foundation and the Liaison Office of the European Parliament in Finland and it was officially opened by three hosts, Jarmo Oikarinen, Head of the Liaison Office of the European Parliament in Finland, Kim Remitz, Director of KIOS Foundation and Frank Johansson, Director of Amnesty International Finland. Following the opening remarks, the audience was introduced to the subject matter of women human rights defenders through two introductory notes, a speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto and an interview with woman human rights defender María Teresa Rivera. The first panel of the seminar was moderated by Covadonga de la Campa, EU Advocacy Coordinator from Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office. The participants of the panel were woman human rights defender Irina Biryukova, Chair of the Political and Security Committee in the European Union External Action Service Sofie From-Emmesberger, former Ambassador of Finland to Russia Hannu Himanen and Director of the Unit for Human Rights Policy at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Tarja Kangaskorte. The second panel was moderated by Gender and Inclusion expert Elina Nikulainen. The panel consisted of six women human rights defenders: María Teresa Rivera (El Salvador), Memory Bandera (Uganda), Irina Biryukova (Russia), Vitalina Koval (Ukraine), Nedal Al-Salman (Bahrain), Jessikka Aro (Finland), and Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen. After the panels, Eve Geddie, Head of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, introduced key findings and recommendations from Amnesty International’s report on implementing the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. The seminar ended with concluding remarks by Frank Johansson, Director of Amnesty International Finland. Programme of the seminar can be found here: https://www.amnesty.fi/supporting-women-protecting-rights/ 7 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights 8 Seminar Report – Supporting Women, Protecting Rights Opening remarks by Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland The seminar was opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto. In his opening remarks, Minister Haavisto ensured that Finland would do its best to keep human rights on the agenda during its EU presidency. He was interested in hearing from women human rights defenders what Finland and the EU could do better in the field of human rights and how they could expand and improve their activity. Haavisto wanted to draw attention to the challenges women human rights defenders face. Women human rights defenders are often in an especially difficult situation. Women human rights defenders who work on sexual and reproductive rights are being attacked and jailed. The same applies to defenders belonging to various minorities like the LGBTIQ community or human rights defenders with disabilities. Haavisto also mentioned Berta Cáceres’ case in Honduras and the killing of an indigenous leader and a lands rights activist in Brazil. Minister Haavisto also wished to highlight the importance of helping women human rights defenders in conflict zones, where rape is often used as a weapon of war. He also stressed the importance of the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and the need for Finland to do its homework in implementing the Convention. In the field of human rights, the EU has plenty of potential to act: where the EU is present, there human rights should also be defended. According to Haavisto, the institutions already exist but we have to scrutinise what we can do better when it comes to human rights. He stated that Finland should not be afraid of defending values and rights. Openness is key to a successful human rights policy and Finland strives to enhance it both in its own activities and internationally. In addition, Finland is open to criticism. Pekka Haavisto highlighted the importance of coherence in human rights work. Finland needs to stand behind universal human rights in all situations. This is even more important today as the international rules-based system and human rights are being challenged. Against this background, human rights, democracy, gender equality and the rule of law have been placed as top priorities in the new Government’s Programme and in Finland’s
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