Sessions
Swedish Forum for Human Rights 2016
Below are the program for the longer seminars as well as the mini-seminars during the Swedish Forum for Human Rights 2016. Click on More search options below and check the box English to see the part of the program that is in English. Click on the title of the seminar for a short description, under More information you can get a longer description and a presentation of the participants.
To attend the longer seminars during the Forum you need a ticket. When you have registered and log in you can favour the seminars that you find extra interesting, add them to your calendar and network with other participants.
For the program on November 19th and the mini-seminiars no ticket is needed.
If you have questions please contact info@mrdagarna.se or call +46(0)8-12 15 00 52
Please note that the program is preliminary and changes may occur.
01. Opening ceremony
Josette Bushell Mingo, Riksteaterns Tyst Teater , Anna Wigenmark, Föreningen Ordfront, Issa Touma, photografer and gallerist Gävle/Aleppo, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Major City of Malmö, Ola Björgell, Region Skåne
Thursday November 17, 2016 09:30 - 10:30 High Live 1
Economic, social and cultural rights, Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna
Opening remarks from the organizers followed by an opening panel about the situation for human rights in the world. Josette Bushell-Mingo sings Nina Simone.
02. Economic, social and cultural rights – what do they mean?
Maria Green, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Rebecka Jalvemyr, Fian
Thursday November 17, 2016 11:00 - 12:00 High Live 1
Economic, social and cultural rights, Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna
The right to food, health care, housing and education are examples of human rights that states are obliged to protect, respect and fulfill. But what do these rights entail and why are economic, social and cultural rights still often treated as non justiciable, how does the lack of complaint mechanisms impact the possibility to fulfill them? What does the legal framework look like and what can you do if you are being denied your rights?
07. Human Right Cities and Regions- What´s their characteristics
Martha F Davis, Professor, Northeastern University School of Law, Anna Jacobsson, Strategist, Region Västra Götaland, Anna Lindström, Senior Adviser, SKL, Annika Jyrwall Åkerberg, Legal Adviser, Civil Rights Defenders, Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director, RWI, Emily Hanna, Programme Officer, RWI
Thursday November 17, 2016 11:00 - 12:00 Live 2
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (SKL) och Raoul Wallenberg Institutet för Mänskliga Rättigheter och Humanitär Rätt (RWI)
During 2016 SKL and RWI invited researchers, practitioners and NGO:s to explore the HR-city aproach. Listen to international practice, experiences and conclusions.
11. The Ruggie Principles and Economic and Social Rights
Pål Wrange, Radu Mares, Sandra Atler
Thursday November 17, 2016 11:00 - 12:00 Live 8
Economic, social and cultural rights, Stockholm Center for International Law and Justice (SCILJ)
The state has a responsibility to protect against violations of human rights by private actors. Does Sweden's responsibility cover acts of Swedish companies abroad, and would such responsibility include economic and social rights, like the right to water and food or human rights in the workplace?
How Feminist Curiosity makes Us Smarter about Militarization's Threats to Human Rights
Cynthia Enloe, Professor of Political Science at Clark University
Thursday November 17, 2016 12:30 - 13:00 Lilla Scen
Internationella Kvinnoförbundet för Fred och Frihet
Professor Cynthia Enloe, American professor of Political Science at Clark University, has done research about militarism from a feminist perspective for about 50 years. Why is such a perspective important and which measures are important to take in order to break militaristic structures?
12. The global food system – solution or villain?
Erik Halkjaer, Maria Canil Grave, vice president of CONAVIGUA, member organisation of CLOC/Vía Campesina, Guatemala, Mary Sakala, Rural Women´s Assembly, Zambia, Mr. A. Kathir, Executive director, Evidence, India, Pat Mooney, Researcher and Executive Director, ETC Group and laureater of Right Livelihood Award in 1985, Canada, Sylvia Kay, Researcher Transnational Institute, Netherlands, Torgny Östling, board member NOrdBruk/Vía Campesina Sweden
Thursday November 17, 2016 13:00 - 14:30 High Live 1
Economic, social and cultural rights, Afrikagrupperna, FIAN Sverige, Framtidsjorden, Latinamerikagrupperna och Svalorna Indien Bangladesh
The right to adequate food is a human right. Still, more than 800 million people suffer from hunger, while half a billion suffer from obesity. Is the global food system of today consistent with human rights? What are the alternatives? It´s time to listen to the peasants!
24. Gender Justice in Transition - Burma and Colombia
Lucia Teresa Morillo Martinez from Akabadaura in Colombia, Moon Nay Li from Kachin Women’s Organisation Thailand, one representative from the Swedish Foundation for Human Rights
Thursday November 17, 2016 15:00 - 16:00 High Live 3
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Fonden för mänskliga rättigheter
Women are exposed to various forms of violence during conflict and transitions. Apart from murder, torture and rape, gender violence and internal displacement increase for instance. In Burma and Colombia women's redress is caught between conflict and transition. How can women's rights be ensured?
29. What should be done to improve refugee protection?
Eleni Karageorgiou, Faculty of Law, Lund University, Matthew Scott, Faculty of Law, Lund University, Mo Hamza, Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Thomas Gammeltoft Hansen, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
Thursday November 17, 2016 15:00 - 16:00 Live 4 + 5
The right to seek asylum, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
The global number of displaced persons are currently historically high. The capacity to provide refugee protection in conformity with international human rights standards is being tested not just in Sweden and Europe, but even more so in countries in the region of origin, which continue to host the vast majority of the world’s refugees. At the same time, many developed countries are ducking their responsibilities. Draconian immigration policies are put in place and borders re-erected both within and around Europe. Based on current research conducted at Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute this panel discusses what could and should be done to improve refugee protection, locally, nationally, regionally and globally.
38. Law and Grassroots Activism
Erik Roshagen
Thursday November 17, 2016 16:30 - 17:30 Live 3
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Centrum för Sociala Rättigheter
Centrum för Sociala Rättigheter (The Center for Social Rights) will host a lecture that will build on the organizations experiences of working with the law as a tool to support vulnerable groups in society and their claim for their rights.
41. Children with disabilities and the right to inclusion
Erik Lindqvist, Myndigheten för delaktighet, Gunilla Thunberg, Kommunikations- och dataresurscenter DART, Jeanette Fridh, FUB-Malmö, Lotta Lagerholm, Autism och Asperger föreningen, Malmö, Mikaela Starke, Göteborgs universitet
Thursday November 17, 2016 16:30 - 17:30 Live 8
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Samhällsvetenskaplig fakultet, Göteborgs universitet
Children with disabilities, like all children, have the right to participate in society and express their views. Yet their views are often ignored or overlooked. How can we provide the spaces for children with disabilities to truly take part in the decision making processes that affect their lives?
The seminar will be interpreted to sign language.
42. Organizing the self-employed women
Reema Nanavaty, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Kristina Henschen, Union to Union
Friday November 18, 2016 09:00 - 10:00 High Live 1
Economic, social and cultural rights, Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna
“Organizing is the surest way to equip the poor in their fight against poverty,” says Reema Nanavaty from Self Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA) – an organization that since 1972 organises the poor women workers in India to bargain for their rights and representation.
Reema Nanavaty joined the rural wing of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in 1984, the same year as the organization and the founder Ela Bhatt was awarded The Right Livelihood Award. Reema Nanavaty was elected as General Secretary in 1999. Under her leadership, SEWA's membership grew to new heights, making SEWA the single largest union of informal sector workers in India.
44. The Promise of the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of Zimbabwe: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Alejandro Fuentes, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Dr. Admark Moyo, Law Lecturer, Great Zimbabwe University , Dr. Tarisai Mutangi, Law Lecturer, Midlands State University , Mr. Farai Chiweshe, Human Rights Consultant, Mr. Okay Machisa (tbc), Executive Director, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association, Ms. Nosimilo Chanayiwa
Friday November 18, 2016 09:00 - 10:00 High Live 3
Human rights in practice – from words to action
The 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution offers great promises to both citizens and foreign nationals who live within the country's territorial borders. These promises range from an almost exhaustive list of enforceable fundamental rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, to the creation of a number of independent and state institutions supporting democracy (i.e. the Human Rights Commission, the Gender Commission and the Anti-corruption Commission). However, amid these promises lie challenges. The people's enjoyment of the promises of the Declaration of Rights will mainly depend on multiple factors, including the presence of a vibrant civil society, empowered citizenry and an accountable government that is politically willing to translate the promises into reality. In this panel, Zimbabwean academics and professionals, with a moderator from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, will discuss the promises, challenges and opportunities in this regard.
52. Refugee Crisis – for whom?
Anna Sjöblom, Läkare utan gränser, Anna Wigenmark, Föreningen Ordfront, Feray Salman, Human Rights Platform IHOP Turkey, Kadidja Bedoui, Vi gör vad vi kan
Friday November 18, 2016 10:30 - 12:00 High Live 1
Föreningen Ordfront, Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna
In Sweden and Europe, there is an ongoing discussion about the so called refugee crisis, referring to the large number of people seeking refuge from war and persecution in Europe. But the real desolation affects those who flee and who are forced out on a life threatening voyage on the Mediterranean Sea. This seminar seeks to present the effects and human consequences of Europe’s border control and present suggestions for a solution.
59. Wearing black = prison in Cambodia
Naly Pilorge, Human Rights organization LICADHO, Cambodia
Friday November 18, 2016 10:30 - 12:00 Live 4+5
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Diakonia
The last years the situation regarding human rights and political space for civil society has continuously worsened in Cambodia and several restrictive laws have been approved. A guest from the organisation LICADHO will present the situation, with a freedom of expression and assembly focus.
71. When research gets real - intervening in the lives of others
Lena Halldenius, Human Rights Studies, Lund University, Emma Söderman, School of Social Work, Lund University, Frida Nilsson, Human Rights Studies, Lund University, Janna Lundberg, Educational Sciences, Lund University
Friday November 18, 2016 13:00 - 14:00 Live 8
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Human Rights Studies, Lund University (Mänskliga rättigheter, Lunds universitet)
Doing empirical human rights research may involve intervening in the lives of others, and the consequences are not always predictable. What if your research put others at risk or raise hopes that you can't meet? What is your role and your responsibilities when that happens?
Understanding Extremist Radicalization
Ashraf Haddad, Henrik Melius
Friday November 18, 2016 13:30 - 14:00 Lilla Scen
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Economic, social and cultural rights, Spiritus Mundi
A lecture on what Extremist Radicalization can be from a practical point of wiew including understanding psychological components in order to have a closer look at the human factors. What is radicalization beyond the etiquetts of political and religious extremism and how can we addres root causes and undertake early intervention?
The seminar will be held in English and Swedish
78. Life After Torture
Sara Fridlund, Anette Carnemalm, A person who has survived from and been rehabilitated after torture, Christina Hagner, Leanne MacMillan
Friday November 18, 2016 14:30 - 16:00 Live 3
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Right Livelihood Award Stiftelsen, International Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims samt Röda Behandlingscenter för krigsskadade och torterade
The world experiences an increase in torture crimes and many affected seek safety in countries like Sweden. Join this dialogue on what torture victims go through, the impact on their lives and how to best assist. By linking to the global context, the political implications will also be discussed.
80. Mobile and tablet as tools for change
, , Tinde Carlbrand, Svenska kyrkan, Youth from Bench Marks Foundation, South Africa
Friday November 18, 2016 14:30 - 16:00 Live 6+7
Human rights in practice – from words to action, Svenska kyrkan, Diakonia
Välkommen till ett seminarium om hur sociala medier och digitala verktyg används för att utkräva ansvar av dem som har makt och ansvar för att mänskliga rättigheter respekteras, skyddas och tillgodoses.
Reconciliation in the midst of conflict
Elna Axelsson, Mr Wajih S.S. Tmaiza, Ms. Yael Schwarzberg, Yael Schwarzberg
Friday November 18, 2016 16:00 - 16:30 Lilla scen
Studieförbundet Bilda
The joint Palestinian Israeli organization Parents Circle Families Forum has shown that reconciliation between individuals and nations is possible.
85. Women refugees - brave and vulnerable
Buthainah Mahmood Abba, Hawa for Relief and Development Organization Irak, Leila El Ali, Najdeh, Libanon
Friday November 18, 2016 16:30 - 17:30 High Live 4
Human rights in practice – from words to action, The right to seek asylum, Kvinna till Kvinna
What is the situation for women that are forced to flee their homes like? How does Europe's closed borders and tough asylum policies affect women in particular?Kvinna till Kvinna's partner organisations from the Middle East region discuss the issues and experiences from working with women refugees