Calendar
2010
Photo competition for Amnesty International Norway!
Theme: dissapearances! Does that trigger your imagination? Get going, the deadline is the 6th April! »
2010
Vilnius
Film screening: Murder at the Dawn of Spring
Belarusian Human Rights House and JuBIC are hosting a screening of a new documentary by Volha Nikalaichyk, followed by a discussion with the film director. "Murder at the Dawn of Spring" (2010) recalls a suicide committed by human rights defender Yana Paliakova on 7 March 2009 in Salihorsk, Belarus. »
2010
London
Fortress UK: Closing the Door on International Artist and Academics
The Home Office's new points-based visa system has meant thousands of international students unable to start their courses on time, cancelled concerts and lecture series, and the growth of suspicion and surveillance on campus. Come and discuss these new rules and what we can do about them. »
2010
Oslo
Moving to Mars: A Million Miles From Burma
Moving To Mars, follows two refugee families from Burma over the course of a year that will change their lives completely. »
2010
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wahu Kaara visits CURE Foundation
Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 2005, Wahu Kaara »
2010
Вільня
Паказ фільма: Забойства напярэдадні вясны
Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека і Аб'яднаны цэнтр беларускіх ініцыятыў (JuBIC) ладзяць паказ новай стужкі і сустрэчу з рэжысёрам Вольгай Нікалайчык. »
2010
London, E1CR 3GA
Free Iranian Journalists: Maziar Bahari presents Our society will be a free society
A night of music, entertainment and speech in support of journalists, bloggers and writers in Iran. »
2010
Oxford
How free should free speech be? The Orwell Prize
George Orwell was a staunch proponent of freedom of all kinds, especially of speech and of the press. But with criticisms of the media flourishing, preachers of hate making headlines, the anonymity of the internet, and journalists complaining about libel laws – how free is free speech, and what should the limits be? »
2010
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. »
2010
Zagreb, Croatia
CMS' First Round Table
on topic: "How the EU can learn from the war and post-war experiences of the former Yugoslavia?'' »
2010
Oslo
Russia’s North Caucasus – human rights and conflict dynamics
Over ten years have passed since Yeltsin announced a second full ground offensive against Chechnya with the words “we want to end once and for all the centre of international terrorism in Chechnya.” But what has Moscow achieved? The harsh policies pursued during continuous anti- terrorist operations in the region probably fuel rather than soothe conflict. Recent developments in North Caucasus suggest that the Islamist insurgency is spreading. »
2010
Vilnius
10 tactics for turning information into action: film screening and discussion
If you want to effectively use the power of the web, if you want to launch an information campaign, if you want to effectively say what you want to say online, if you want to learn from the experience of others, watch this film! (a blogger from the Philippines) »
2010
London
Famous for a Reason
The cult of celebrity is widely castigated in the modern media, but do extraordinary people have a role to play in society? Can eccentrics and others in the public eye tell us something about the limits of personality? English PEN seeks to uncover some of the uses of fame. »
2010
Zagreb, Croatia
CMS' Second Round Table
"Security Policy of peace-building in countries of former Yugoslavia" »
2010
World Roma Day
The day was officially declared in 1990 in Serock, Poland, the site of the fourth World Romani Congress of the International Romani Union (IRU), in honour of the first major international meeting of Romani representatives, 7-12 of April, 1971 in Chelsfieldnear London. »
2010
2010
2010
World Press Freedom Day
The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991. »
2010
International Day against Homophobia
May 17 was chosen as the day of the event because homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17, 1992. »
2010
Vilnius
2010
Norweigian PEN, Tunisian Monitoring Group participates in the conference in Beirut.
Norwegian PEN is planning two more seminars in the course of 1 half of the year: One for the National Digital Learning Arena and one of Religious libel. Approaching information will be available at a later date. »
2010
Bergen
Burma Day - Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday
The Burmese community of Bergen and the Rafto Foundation have a tradition to arrange an event in connection with Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday on 19 June. »
2010
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is annually observed on June 26 to remind people that human torture is not only unacceptable – it is also a crime. On June 26, 1987, the Convention against Torture came into force. It was an important step in the process of globalizing human rights and acknowledging that torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment should be universally illegal. »
2010
Bergen
Rafto Prize Laureate'2010 Announcement
Recipients are to be selected by the Rafto Prize Committee. The 2010 Rafto Prize Committee is chaired by Siri Gloppen, Professor at the University of Bergen, Institute of Comparative Politics and Christian Michelsen Research Institute (CMI). »
2010
International Day of Non-Violence
The principle of non-violence — also known as non-violent resistance — rejects the use of physical violence in order to achieve social or political change. International Day of Non-Violence is annually held on October 2 to coincide with renowned Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. »
2010
Africa Human Rights Day
On this date, in 1986, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights entered into force. As of December 1998, all 53 members of the African Union had ratified the Charter. »
2010
Bergen
Rafto Prize 2010 - Symposium
In connection with the annual Rafto Prize award ceremony, the Rafto Foundation hosts a symposium bringing together experts in the field to discuss human rights issues from different perspectives and disciplines. »
2010
Bergen
Rafto Prize ceremony
The prize will be delivered to the Laureate selected by the Rafto Prize Committee and announced on 23 September 2010 in Bergen. A recipient should be an active participant in the struggle for the ideals and principles underlying the Human Rights Charter, or be an embodying symbol of these. A recipient may be a person or an organisation, and two or more recipients may share the prize. »
2010
International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for Tolerance is annually observed on November 16 to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and to help them understand the negative effects of intolerance. »
2010
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). »
2010
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. The theme of the Day is based on the goal of full and equal enjoyment of human rights and participation in society by persons with disabilities, established by the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, adopted by General Assembly in 1982. The official title of the Day was changed from International Day of Disabled Persons to International Day of Persons with Disabilities by General Assembly resolution 62/127 on 18 December 2007. »