Draft of article written with Damian Carney. The cases of...

Governments must be willing to hear critical voices; otherwise their desire to have an NGO sector is only lip service.

Civil society space has been shrinking rapidly for LGBTI defenders across the world. This event will highlight he current situation and explore how to support positive change in such changing environments. Introduction Beatriz Alvarez Ferrero Quality Management Officer on Gender Equality DEVCO B1 – Human Rights, Gender, Democratic Governance Presentation Victoria Correa Human Rights Officer, European External Action Service Björn van Roozendaal Programmes Director, ILGA-Europe Beth Fernandez Programme Officer for LGBTI Rights/Xenophobia and Intolerance, Sigrid Rausing Trust Conference Language: English Q&A session: English Information and web-streaming: www.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint

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