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Nils Muižnieks
is the Commissioner for Human Rights, an independent, non-judicial institution of the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of, and respect for, human rights in the 47 member States

Agenda

20/06/2013 Speak-up! Conference on freedom of expression and media (Brussels)
24-28/06/2013 PACE session

Commissioner in action