Festkolloqium der Liga mit Gästen der Schwesterligen der Internationalen Föderation der Ligen für Menschenrechte (FIDH) und der AEDH u. a. mit Dimitris Christopoulos Vizepräsident der FIDH und der Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR Griechenland)

 

1914 – 2014 – 100 Years Commitments to Human Rights

Festive International Colloquium

On the Occasion of 100 Years of the German League’s History With guests from sister leagues united in the
FIDH – International Federation of Human Rights Leagues

AEDH – European Association for the Defence of Human Rights
Saturday, December 13th 2014 | 4 to 7 pm | Urania Berlin
4:00 Welcome and opening by the German League’s president – Fanny-Michaela Reisin
I. On History
4:05 100 years for human rights – Against war and state despotism

4:15 First “International of Human Rights” in 1922
The relevance of a world-wide human-rights-movement – Dimitris Christopoulos, FIDH Vice President

4:25 FIDH History Clip

4:30 The creation of the FIDH:
a Franco-German answer in the interwar period? – Dominique Guibert, AEDH President
II. On EU and its Member States
Has the present EU helped visions of our predecessor Leagues anticipating peace and justice to come true in Europe?

Invited Speakers:

4:40 Rights, democracy and rule of law in austerity: aspects of the contemporary Greek experience – Dimitris Christopoulos
5:20 Impact of the economic crisis on social and cultural rights in Bulgaria – Rumiana Decheva, Bulgarian League President, AEDH Board
Coffee Break (20 min)
6:00 What role for the rights and liberties in the European Union? – Dominique Guibert
6:20 III. Open Floor

7:00 Closing – Fanny-Michaela Reisin