17/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - 10 year anniversary of EU guidelines on protecting human rights defenders. At a seminar on Tuesday 17 June marking the 10th anniversary of the European guidelines on protecting human rights defenders, Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello paid tribute to the judges, lawyers, journalists, trade unions, students and individuals promoting gender equality who are subject to intimidation and fear for their life in exercising their human rights...