ANNUAL REPORT 2023 3.  WORK WITHIN STRATEGIC AREAS AND  HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES In the summer, we also held HUMAN RIGHTS GUIDE organisations, and academia. the 2nd level of the Human Developed for a Ukrainian Rights Course based on In 2023, the CCL, in partner- audience, the manual takes international human rights ship with the Latvian organ- into account the specifics of standards, which was called isation Baltic Human Rights national legislation and cor- ‘Human Rights and Solving Society and with the support relates it with European law, Social Problems: Challenges, of the Ministry of Foreign which is especially important Strategies, and Guidelines Affairs of Latvia, launched in light of Ukraine‘s progress for Action’. The trainers of the first online Ukrainian-En- towards EU membership. this stage were Oleksandra glish Human Rights Guide in The guide was launched by Matviichuk, Oleksandra Ukraine. This educational tool the Baltic Human Rights Romantsova, Mykhailo provides information about Society, a Riga-based NGO, and Savva, Volodymyr Yavorskyi, human rights on specific top- has already been launched in Viacheslav Likhachov, ics, legislation, examples and Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bul- and Kostiantyn Zadoia. useful resources, and informa- garia, Slovenia, Slovakia; and In November, the Human tion on where to go for help. this year, it will be launched Rights School brought to- The guide will be extremely in France, Croatia, Moldova, gether people from different helpful for law students and Georgia, and Ukraine. regions of Ukraine around this young lawyers who are learn- topic. The School‘s goal was ing the profession of human to train the next generation rights and human rights activ- of human rights defenders. ists; and it will be of interest to Despite the circumstances, representatives of the public this year we continued Soli- sector, non-governmental darity Talks — an international discussion of important topics for the Eurasia Region. All our participants (human rights activists and human rights organisations of the Eurasia Region) know that we start our international discus- sion at 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. It is a unifying and supportive coalition component that helps us to lend a hand in difÏcult times when one of our fellow human rights activ- ists needs it. Therefore, we continue this activity in 2024. 31