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  • 11
    June
    2023
    Across the world, human rights defenders protect and uphold human rights in some of the most challenging situations. In some countries they face worrying levels of threats and attacks, intimidation and harassment. This report outlines how human rights defenders can enter and stay in the EU when they need protection. It suggests how EU institutions and Member States could use the flexibility in existing legal provisions and provide shelter for defenders who seek protection.
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    The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is composed of a Director's Office and five units. The management team comprises the heads of all units and the Director.
  • Kees
    van Baar
    Job Title
    Human Rights Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

    Kees van Baar is the Human Rights Ambassador in the Netherlands. This is one of the more important faces of Dutch human rights policy, both in the Netherlands and in the international arena. He maintains close contact with civil society and as a speaker disseminates human rights policy in both Dutch and international fora. He specifically aims for dialogue and cooperation, engages in discussions with authorities and civil society organisations, and speaks at universities. Immediately prior to this, he was the first Netherlands Ambassador to South Sudan. He has also served at the Dutch embassies in Lusaka, Moscow, Jakarta and Nairobi and at the ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, working on a range of issues like security, arms control, human rights, environment, fragile states, peace keeping and building, reconstruction and development. From 2009 to 2011, he was the Country Director Kenya for the PharmAccess Foundation, a Dutch organisation that works on affordable access to quality healthcare in Africa.