Migrants have a strong capacity to organize themselves, and raise their voice instead of being represented by others. In this workshop aimed to explore diverse forms of struggles, visible and invisible, and protests against exclusion, violence and discrimination. By sharing…
Read More Workshop 11: Self-organization of migrants and refugees; who speaks for whom?
Security and peace policies are moving towards protectionist surveillance states. This development is also visible in migration and refugee policies across Europe. The workshops aimed to understand the coincidence of these different strings of “security policies” and the threatening potential…
Read More Workshop 7: New security policies, conflict and women’s human rights
This workshop discussed different policy opportunities to promote the rights of women refugees such as the Istanbul Convention (articles 59-61), codes of conduct, and strategies to engender asylum policies among others. Speakers: Pierrette Pape, policy & campaigns director at EWL…
Read More Workshop 6: Who cares for whom? Asylum and refugee rights
