Tagung/Konferenz:
The London International Human Rights Congress

Portcullis House
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10719 London
Brüssel und Europa

Beschreibung:

Call for Applications

The London International Human Rights Congress 2011
"Immigration & Integration in an Age of Austerity: Challenges and Opportunities"
(London, November 22nd - 25th, 2011)

The London International Human Rights Congress is an international Conference held annually by the ICD and other leading organizations in a different global capital city. The aim of the conference this year is to reflect on the operation and application of Human Rights with particular focus on Immigration and Integration. The program will consist of lectures, seminars, debates and panel discussions that will feature leading figures from international politics & diplomacy, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

Since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the dignity and respect afforded to the protection of Human Rights across the Globe has faced an unprecedented amount of challenges. In our Globalised and Multicultural world rights relating to Immigration and Integration are those which are both most important in terms of International Relations, and those most at risk. It is during times like these that the International Human Rights framework is tested in a way like never before. Raising new questions such as how far should National Financial or Economic failings be allowed to influence the Universality of access to fundamental rights? The London International Human Rights Congress will discuss the challenges and opportunities which arise in the quest to protect Human Rights in the 21st Century.

The ICD Initiative on "the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide"
The London International Human Rights Congress will also focus on the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy’s Initiative on the prevention and punishment of genocide. This initiative comprises a significant part of the ICD’s Human Rights agenda and vision. This model convention is a result of Collaboration between the ICD and the former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa. The Model Convention recognizes the major global changes that have occurred since the drafting of the 1948 UN Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of Genocide by Rafael Lemkin. The Model Convention seeks to take inspiration from Lenkin’s groundbreaking work, whilst taking into account recent events such as the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 and create a new global response to the problem of Genocide which can carry Lemkin’s vision into the 21st Century.

Conference Speakers
Speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from civil society, international politics, academia, diplomacy, and the private sector from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board please click here).

Conference Participants
The conference is open to applications from governmental and diplomatic officials, civil society practitioners, young professionals, students and scholars, private sector representatives, journalists, and other interested stakeholders from across the world.

Kategorie:

Politik

Veranstalter:

Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

Ansprechpartner:

Mark Donfried

Anmeldung bis:

1. November 2011

E-Mail / Fax für Anmeldungen:

info(at)culturaldiplomacy.org

Telefonnummer des Veranstalters:

Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680

Zielgruppe:

Akademiker, Studenten, Interessierte

Teilnehmerbeitrag:

195 €

Weitere Informationen:

www.culturaldiplomacy.org