Defending Freedoms. Advancing Human Rights: International Human Rights Conference
Tue, 13 May
|Dublin 2
This landmark international conference brings together voices from across Ireland and around the world to reflect on the progress made since the marriage equality referendum — and the urgent challenges now facing LGBTQI+ people and democracies globally.
Time & Location
13 May 2025, 09:00 – 17:30
Dublin 2, Dublin Castle, Dame St, Dublin 2, Ireland
About the event
As part of the tenth anniversary, a dedicated international conference - Defending Freedoms. Advancing Human Rights - will explore the progress made in LGBTQI+ rights, the urgent challenges ahead for wider human rights and equality, and the risks to our democracy.
With speakers from civil society, government and international organisations, the event will explore how we defend human rights, strengthen democracy, and ensure equality for the next generation.
Taking place in Dublin Castle, this special event is part of the tenth anniversary programme and will run on Thursday, 23 May 2025.
It’s a space for reflection, solidarity and action - reawakening the spirit of 2015 and looking ahead to what still needs to be done.
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