Glasgow Human Rights Network Bulletin 11 January 2011

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1. Events

Scottish Human Rights Commission Online Seminar Series
The commissions is holding a series of four free online seminars that will relate the Disability Convention. The series will begin with an exploration of disability equality and human rights in the context of public spending cuts and welfare reform. Later seminars will consider issues such as access to justice, independent living and children and young people. Each seminar will only last an hour and will be between 12pm and 1pm so you can watch or listen, and join in over your lunchtime sandwiches! You can be part of the live online seminars on your own or you may want to see if any of your colleagues or friends want to get involved too and join as a small group.

Although you don't need to register for the seminar, please let the SHRC know if you plan to join in.  You can do this be emailing hello@scottishhumanrights.com or telephoning 0131 240 2985

The provisional dates are:

16 January 2012, 12.00 - 13.00: Getting Justice 
13 February 2012. 12.00 - 13.00: Independent Living 
12 March 2012, 12.00 - 13.00: Children and Young People 
The seminar series will have the Twitter hashtag #crpdseminar 

BISA: Conference: Governance of Asylum and Migration in the European Union 
26-27 January 2012 , University of Salford, Manchester, UK,

This conference is generously sponsored by the European Commission Jean Monnet Programme/Lifelong Learning Programme.  Please find the conference programme below:

Thursday 26 January 2012

  • 12.30-13.00: Registration & Refreshments
  • 13.00-13.45: Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
  • 13.45-15.15: Research Panel I
  • 15.15-15.45: Coffee Break
  • 15.45-17.15: Research Panel II
  • 17.15-17.30: Short Break
  • 17.30-19.00: Research Panel III

Friday 27 January 2012

  • 9.00-10.30: Research Panel IV
  • 10.30-11.00: Coffee Break
  • 11.00-12.30: Research Panel V
  • 12.30-13.30: Lunch 
  • 13.30-15.00: Research Panel VI
  • 15.00: Close of conference

The deadline for registration is Thursday 19 January 2012. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
To receive a registration form, please email Dr Sarah Léonard (s.leonard@salford.ac.uk) or Dr Christian Kaunert (c.kaunert@salford.ac.uk).

International Workshop on Human Rights and Police Reform in the Western Balkans
Saturday 28 January 2012, 14.00 - 18.30, Duchesne Lecture Theatre, University of Roehampton (London)

International intervention in the reconstruction of post-war and post-socialist countries has become increasingly criticised for ignoring local knowledge, experiences and perceptions. Universalist approaches and paradigms have been held responsible for unintended consequences, including the subversion of top-down reform policies. In the Western Balkans, democratic policing is an integral part of international engagement aimed at improving domestic human rights practices and the provision of security to all citizens equally. This workshop assembles interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners in order to explore the successes and failures of external interventions in domestic policing through selected country case studies. It offers new theoretical and methodological perspectives that reflect a shift away from state defined approaches and assesses (potential) outcomes for reform in the region.

This workshop will be attended by representatives from eleven Western Balkan Universities who will be taking part in the first meeting of an EU-funded International ‘Tempus’ project on human rights education in the region. This three year project is led by the University of Roehampton Crucible Research Centre for Human Rights and has been developed as part of Crucible's ‘Western Balkans and Human Rights’ Research Stream.

Attendance is free of charge but pre-registration by Tuesday 24 January is essential to ensure a place.  For full programme information please click here.
To register please contact Julia Noyce: julia.noyce@roehampton.ac.uk.  

Conference: Including Intersectional Identities
10 February 2012, 9:30 – 17:00pm, Strathclyde University Student Union, 90 John Street G1 1JH

Want to learn more about including people with intersectional identities in your service? Interested in the experiences of LGBT people who are disabled and/or from minority ethnic backgrounds? This is a unique opportunity to engage in discussions on a variety of topics around the inclusion of LGBT people with complex identities. Including Intersectional Identities is a showcase of pioneering intersectional work in Glasgow, Scotland, England and Europe.  

Full details can be found here: http://iii.eventbrite.co.uk  

The programme includes workshops and panel discussions on:

  • Intersectional LGBT work in different contexts across the UK and Europe
  • Transgender intersections
  • Including disabled LGBT people
  • Including minority ethnic LGBT people

Lunch will be provided. All access requirements (including dietary requirements) will be met and public transport within Scotland paid for individuals (not organisations) for whom cost is a barrier to attending.

If you would like to participate in this ground-breaking conference, please register on line at www.iii.eventbrite.co.uk or contact Lynne Davies: lynne@equality-network.org / 0131 467 6039    

Promoting Youth Employability and Rights Conference
Tuesday 21 February 2012, 9:30 - 15:30, STUC Centre, Glasgow. 

A partnership conference between BEMIS, the Scottish Refugee Council, the Scottish Trades Union Congress / One Workplace Equal Rights (STUC), the Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) Scotland, and the Scottish Inter Faith Council with the following aims:

  • Raise awareness of employability opportunities, equality and rights for youth and potential employers 
  • Provide a platform to address gaps in support of youth employment 
  • Empower and present new opportunities in education, skills and build links with different sectors and industry in employment and help youth to exercise their right in breaking barriers and discrimination in the job market 
  • Seek to develop a charter on supporting youth employment as well as engaging potential employers with regards to opportunities and responsibilities

Details of speakers and a full programme will be available in January 2012. To register interest in attending, please send your details (name, organisation, email address and telephone number) to: conference@bemis.org.uk  or contact Tanveer Parnez, BEMIS, Centrum Building, 38 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DX (Tel: 0141 548 8047 / Fax: 0141 548 8284)

Download: 120221 Conference Registration Form

2. News

EUROlocal
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Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Nominations for the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk are currently being accepted.  
The annual Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk was established in 2005 to honour the work of a human rights defender or group of human rights defenders who, through non-violent work, are courageously making an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others, often at great personal risk to themselves.
The Award seeks to focus international attention on the human rights defender's work, thus contributing to the recipient’s personal security, and a cash prize of €15,000 is awarded to the Award recipient and his/her organisation in an effort to support the continuation of this important work.
Front Line is currently accepting nominations for the Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk 2012, and will continue to do so until 30 January 2012.

Please click on the link to access the secure nomination form: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/secure/nomination.php

Please note:

  • Incomplete nominations will not be considered. 
  • Individual nominees may not play a prominent role in a political party and must be currently active in human rights work (the Front Line Defenders Award is not intended to recognise a historical or posthumous contribution). 
  • Self-nomination is not permitted. 
  • All nominations must be accompanied by 2 referees.