Category Archives: human rights

OPEN LETTER to EU MEMBERS of PARLIAMENT: Evacuate Women & Children Refugees

We sent this Open Letter  with an urgent call to act now for the safety and human rights of women* and children, to evacuate them from the Greek Aegean islands and the Greek-Turkish border and bring them to safe places … Continue reading

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Petition: SAFE PLACES for REFUGEE WOMEN* and CHILDREN

Women´s and human rights are under horrific attack.[1] Due to recent developments in Idlib, Syria, and the instable EU migration pact with Turkey, we find increasing tensions, harsh measures and violence against volunteers, journalists and refugees the recent days on … Continue reading

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#lasTesis: feminist intervention goes viral

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), Nov 25, the first day of 16 Days against VAW, the feminist collective #LasTesis from Valparaiso took the streets in the center of Santiago de Chile  and showed … Continue reading

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#women #refugees: Urgent need for Protection

“Imagine living in a refugee camp where you are too scared to go the toilet, or being subjected to sexual harassment on a daily basis in your host community because of your gender or identity.” – Catherine Murphy, Acting Director … Continue reading

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#WithRefugees Petition – UNHCR

Will you stand #WithRefugees ? Please sign the petition today to show your solidarity with millions of refugees. SIGN the PETITION Source: #WithRefugees Petition – UNHCR

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European human values killed

I always was proud to be a European citizen because of our social systems and values of humanity. Last year this – my – Europe I believed in disappeared. Last year I couldn’t think of the violation of these human … Continue reading

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Refugee Data Tells Visual Stories of a Changing World

Two interactive infographics help users visualize today’s global refugee crisis and compare it with similar crises in the past @PSChrousos an: https://twitter.com/PSChrousos/status /688711772228993025?s=09

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Ethical Principles Abandoned  | Media Governance & Industries Lab

Ethical Principles Abandoned (univiennamedialab) –Paper Presentation by Dr. Birgit Wolf  on refugees, journalists and media at the EU borders in autumn 2015, presented at the International Round Table “Refugees, Media and International Law”, University of Vienna, event organised by the Media … Continue reading

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#Refugees, Media and International Law

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Covering the Refugee Crisis: Is the Media Getting it Right? Roundtable Around 3,000 people who desperately tried to reach #Greece this year by sea are either dead or missing. More than 600,000 refugees and migrants have embarked on the perilous … Continue reading

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Lesvos: these deaths can be avoided | iha.help

Sophie Morgenstern, 31/10/2015, Lesvos, Greece [reposted from iha.help] Yesterday began as horrifying as it ended. It is hard to find words for it all, but I’ll try. A few daysago we got a contact from Bezar, a cousin of a … Continue reading

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