Share Twitter Facebook Email Copy URL

We are pleased to invite you to the timely and necessary discussion on :

Eliminating racial discrimination in global migration: institutional and legal challenges

Time: The event will take place on 3 October 2024, starting by a light lunch at 1:30 pm and debate 2-3 pm.

Place : Centre de Conférence Varembé (CCV), 17 rue de Varembé (the building in front of the CICG)

On line: https://unil.zoom.us/j/98036568370

Panellists

1.     Siham Jessica Korriche, Advocacy Advisor on Human Rights and Migration, Iridia Center for the Defense of Human Rights, Spain 

2.     Testimony by Mahamat Daoud Abdelrassoul, activist and human rights defender, co/founder of Refugees in Libya (survivor of the Nador-Melilla massacre, online) 

3.     Elio Panese, Researcher and coordinator of the investigation,Border Forensics 

4.     Tracie L. Keesee, UN expert, International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement (online) 

5.     Eros Sana, Co-founder of Bastamag and its former Chief Editor 

6.     Vincent Chetail, Professor of International Law and Director of the Global Migration Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

7.     Barbara G. Reynolds, Chairperson, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (TBC)

Moderated by: Dr. Jelena Aparac, Head of operations, Border Forensics

For the full investigation, see here report and video: https://www.borderforensics.org/investigations/nadormelilla/