Afghan Communities across Europe coming together to challenge xenophia in Greece on the 15th, 16th and 17th June 2013.
The purpose of conference is to enable Afghan communities from across Europe to meet in Greece; hold a dialogue with decision-makers on EU and Greek asylum and migration policies about the situation of extreme distress, xenophobia and hardship for migrants in Greece; and develop and strengthen their network (European Campaign for Human Rights for Afghanistanis).
To get more information about this event please contact the ECHRA on:
Info@afghanistan-asian.org.uk
Tel: 0207 3580222, 0207 2776242
Dr Noorulhaq Nasimi
Director of the European Campaign for Human Rights in Afghanistan.
Click here for the conference speech in Farsi by Dr. Nooralhaq Nasimi, the Director of ECHRA
You can download our document on the European Campaign for Human Rights in Afghanistan here:
09:50 Welcome and Introduction by Dr Nasimi
10:10 What is Campaigning? - Tools for a successful campaign –Jonathan Ellis - Executive Director of Advocacy – British Refugee Council - Q & A
11.00 Case study on the affects of Human Rights on children young people
11:10 Tea and Coffee break
11:30 Current Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan – Can We Make a
Difference? Peter Eyre – Middle East Consultant– Q & A.
12:00 Participant discussion: Ideas for campaigning on Human Rights issues
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Networking
14:00 Panel on Women and Human Rights:
Women and the violation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Zobaida Sakandary
Former Lecturer at Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kabul University.
Women and Employment in Afghanistan by Zainab Sayeda, Human Rights
campaigner
Young people’s experience of Human Rights Case Study
Afghanistan – Human Right abuses, Maya Pastakia – Amnesty International – Q & A.
15:10 Tea and Coffee break
15:30 Workshop to formulate ideas and the way forward for ECHRA
16:45 Evaluation – Closing Summary by Dr. Nasimi
17:30 The Role of the Community and Voluntary Sector in Promoting Human
Rights – The Mayor of Lewisham
European Campaign for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Unit A11 Hatcham Park Mews, New Cross SE14 5QA. Tel: 02073580222 – 07414993450, 07576989225
Email: nooralhaqnasimi@btinternet.com
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