The workshop provided an important opportunity for over 100 PICUM’s members to exchange information and experiences on advocacy strategies on both the national, European and international levels, and to interact with key policy makers from the Council of Europe, UN and Fundamental Rights agency. Key speakers included Tineke Strik, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Weber, Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe, Jean Lambert, European Parliament: the Greens Group and Martina Huber from the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA).