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Fighting the common threat: Joint approaches to tackling financial transnational repression facilitated by the misuse of AML/CFT mechanisms in the EU

Welcome Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union, on 12 November in Brussels.

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OHCHR Presentation to the EU Horizontal Working Party on Drugs (HDG)

Presentation by: Christina Meinecke, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the EU, OHCHR Brussels. Zaved Mahmood, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor, OHCHR. 11 November 2026 in Brussels.

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Tackling Transnational Repression in Europe: INTERPOL, Red Notices and the Role of EU Member States

Opening Remarks by Christina Meinecke, OHCHR Representative to the European Union on 9 November 2026, in Brussels.

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The Screening Regulation in Practice: Sharing Experiences and Strengthening Cooperation for Human Rights-Based Implementation

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union, on 30 October 2026 in Brussels.

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UN Human Rights Representation Office to the European Union

Based in Brussels since 2009, and initially conceptualized as a Regional Office for Europe, the Representation Office to the European Union is one of the 80+ field presences of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) around the world working to advance the protection and promotion of human rights for all. We are supported by the Regional Hub for Europe and Central Asia, based in Vienna, and UN Human Rights headquarters in Geneva.