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Showing posts with label Conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conference. Show all posts
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019
West have a moral and ethical responsibility to help Rohingya
An international conference held in the UK has discussed the Rohingya crisis at length, looking at the pertinent issues that continue to plague the world’s most persecuted people, from ethnic cleansing in Myanmar to life as refugees in Bangladesh.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
UK conference stresses responsibility to help Rohingya
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06.07.2019
LONDON
An international conference in London discussed the Rohingya crisis at length and looked at the pertinent issues that continue to plague the world’s most persecuted people, from ethnic cleansing in Myanmar to life as refugees in Bangladesh.
The two-day conference, organized by the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London, ended on Friday. It featured sessions on issues such as state-sponsored violence in Myanmar and the role of gender, religion, and ethics as well as many others.
Among the many panelists, which included professors, academics and activists, were chief guests and keynote speakers Saida Muna Tasneem, Bangladesh’s high commissioner to the U.K., Ireland, and Liberia, and Chris Sidoti, an international human rights lawyer.
The two-day conference, organized by the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London, ended on Friday. It featured sessions on issues such as state-sponsored violence in Myanmar and the role of gender, religion, and ethics as well as many others.
Among the many panelists, which included professors, academics and activists, were chief guests and keynote speakers Saida Muna Tasneem, Bangladesh’s high commissioner to the U.K., Ireland, and Liberia, and Chris Sidoti, an international human rights lawyer.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Istanbul conference addresses Islamophobia
YeniSafak
April 19, 2019
Center for Islam and Global Affairs hosts 20 scholars from seven countries to discuss how to tackle growing problem.
April 19, 2019
Center for Islam and Global Affairs hosts 20 scholars from seven countries to discuss how to tackle growing problem.
Istanbul conference on Islamophobia , Photograph: (DHA)
Twenty scholars from around the globe deliberated on the roots and geopolitics of Islamophobia at a three-day conference last weekend in Istanbul, Turkey.
They described Islamophobia as a very dangerous threat not only to Muslims but to all of humanity.
They described Islamophobia as a very dangerous threat not only to Muslims but to all of humanity.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
3-day conference on anti-Muslim racism kicks off in Istanbul
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13.04.2019
The second edition of the international conference on Islamophobia kicked off in Istanbul on Friday.
Featuring scholars from Turkey and abroad, the conference organized by the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (IZU) focused on "Islamophobia's role in different contexts, and its discourse and geopolitics."
In his opening speech, IZU rector Mehmet Bulut said anti-Muslim racism threatens human rights "in grave and unconscionable ways."
Sunday, February 17, 2019
ANALYSIS - Conference calls for action to end Rohingya genocide
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16-02-2019
Victims demand that ‘Never again!’ must be more than an empty slogan
On Feb. 8 and 9 at Barnard College in New York City, the Free Rohingya Coalition held an extremely productive conference, drawing an audience of 200 researchers, activists and renowned academics from around 12 countries.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Rohingya activists bemoan failure of Muslim countries to address Myanmar crisis
MIDDLE EAST EYE
By Azad Essa in New York City
Published date: 11 February 2019 11:30 UTC
Activists accuse Muslim-majority governments of neglecting Rohingya after Riyadh deports another set of refugees to Bangladesh
Myanmar's military-led offensive in northwestern Rakhine state left thousands dead and uprooted almost a million Rohingya in 2017 (AFP)
Muslim-majority countries continue to prioritise economic interests over the rights and lives of the Rohingya-Muslim minority facing an ongoing genocide in Myanmar, activists and other attendees at an historic international conference in New York have told Middle East Eye.
By Azad Essa in New York City
Published date: 11 February 2019 11:30 UTC
Activists accuse Muslim-majority governments of neglecting Rohingya after Riyadh deports another set of refugees to Bangladesh
Muslim-majority countries continue to prioritise economic interests over the rights and lives of the Rohingya-Muslim minority facing an ongoing genocide in Myanmar, activists and other attendees at an historic international conference in New York have told Middle East Eye.
International conference held at Barnard calls for accountability for Rohingya genocide
COLUMBIA SPECTATOR
By Marianna Najman-Franks | February 12, 2019, 3:13 AM
Natalie Tischler / Staff Photographer
By Marianna Najman-Franks | February 12, 2019, 3:13 AM
A conference held at Barnard this weekend called to hold the Burmese government accountable for its human rights violations.
A series of Columbia and Barnard faculty, genocide survivors, and scholars spoke out against the ongoing genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and criticized certain programs within the University for their collaboration with Myanmar’s government at an event held at Barnard this weekend.
Monday, February 11, 2019
New York conference critical of UN over Rohingya crisis
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Dildar Baykan - Anadolu Agency
11th February 2019, 10:23 GMT+11
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Dildar Baykan - Anadolu Agency
11th February 2019, 10:23 GMT+11
NEW YORK, New York - An international conference in New York called for the boycott of Myanmar due to ethnic cleansing accusations regarding the country.
The International Conference on Protection and Accountability in Burma held at Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York on Sunday, brought together the leading Rohingya campaigners, activists, renowned genocide scholars and UN officials.
The International Conference on Protection and Accountability in Burma held at Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York on Sunday, brought together the leading Rohingya campaigners, activists, renowned genocide scholars and UN officials.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Rohingya activists demand action against Myanmar at NYC summit
A two-day international conference is urging collective and decisive action against Myanmar.
New York City - The question of justice has dominated discussions at a New York conference on the persecution suffered by the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
Panellists, including international legal experts, Rohingya refugees, members of the diaspora and human rights activists, packed the James Room of Bernard College at Columbia University on Friday and Saturday, calling on the international community to take collective and decisive action against the Myanmar government.
Attacks on the Rohingya in 2017 left thousands dead and forced more than 700,000 people to flee to Bangladesh [File: Kaan Bozdogan/Anadolu]
New York City - The question of justice has dominated discussions at a New York conference on the persecution suffered by the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
Panellists, including international legal experts, Rohingya refugees, members of the diaspora and human rights activists, packed the James Room of Bernard College at Columbia University on Friday and Saturday, calling on the international community to take collective and decisive action against the Myanmar government.
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