Exhibition and ECCHR Office Party

ECCHR-Office, 12 November 2011, 7.00 p.m.

19.00 Opening of the Exhibition "Even Trees can Fly"
A selection of video art, installation and images by the Argentinean-Armenian artist Silvina Der-Meguerditchian exploring the Armenian genocide and Turkish-Armenian rapprochement.

From 19.30 Party with DJ INAT

We look forward to seeing you.
The ECCHR Team
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International Counterterrorism and Intelligence Cooperation

ECCHR-Office, 31 October 2011, 7 p.m.

With Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and ECCHR

On the 4 and 8 November, it's Germany's turn to speak before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva. To mark the occasion, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and ECCHR invite you to a shared presentation.

More information coming soon...

Palestine at the United Nations: Recent developments and their implication for strategic human rights litigation and accountability

ECCHR-Office, 19 October 2011, 6.30 p.m

With Mr. Raji Sourani

Raji Sourani is Gaza’s foremost human rights lawyer, and the founder and director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR). Sourani advocates strict adherence to international standards for the Israeli government and the Palestinian authorities and is an outspoken critic of human rights violations committed by both sides.

Ten Years After 9/11

Passionskirche / Berlin-Kreuzberg, 29 June 2011, 9.00-18.30

Conference of Amnesty International and ECCHR

The conference will examine the counter terrorism strategies of western states that were radically transfigured by the events of 11 September 2011. The conference will show how the “War on Terror” has altered aspects of our everyday lives, and describe the problems facing those who work to enforce human rights.

Blacklisted: Targeted Sanctions, Preemptive Security and Fundamental Rights

Garden Court Chambers, London , 21 February 2011, 6.30 p.m.

With Gavin Sullivan, Ben Hayes, Bill Bowring, Anne McMurdie, Henry Miller, Eric Metcalfe and Mark Muller

In December 2010, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) published a detailed critique of the terrorist blacklisting regimes operated by the United Nations and the European Union. The Report, written by Gavin Sullivan (ECCHR) and Ben Hayes (Statewatch), with a foreword by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Martin Scheinin, provides a comprehensive review of the development and implementation of the 'terrorism list' regimes over the last decade.

Current Dates and Downloads

ECCHR Annual Report 2011

Corporate responsibility

OECD

Alternative Report to the Committee against Torture

Torture and Counterterrorism

Uzbekistan