Winter Session of the Conference of INGOs

Highlights of the winter session of the Conference of INGOs, which will be held from 24-27 January 2017, include debates on:

• “The information society: progress made and the threats facing public authorities”
• The situation of NGOs based in Turkey: Adoption of a Resolution on the protection of freedom of expression and of association in Turkey, following the attempted coup on 15 July 2016
• NGO participation in decision-making in member States: Reports from the visits to Poland, Romania and Germany
• Side Event on “Human Rights and Businesses: regulating the activities of multinationals for a better respect of  human rights and local development”

More information and the full programme are available here.