Det politiske rum for civilsamfundsorganisationer i u-lande verden over er i stigende grad begrænset, bl.a. på grund af indførelse af nye NGO-love og regler, der begrænser muligheden for at modtage støtte udefra.
Det sker også andre måder: ved offentlig udhængning, chikane og i nogle tilfælde vold, bortførelser og andre former for overgreb.
Det konstaterer en ny rapport, udarbejdet af Folkekirkens Nødhjælp og Act Alliance.
Rapporten er omfattende og gennemgår NGOernes vilkår i latinamarikanske, afrikanske og asiatiske lande.
Mandag d. 5. september inviterer Folkekirkens Nødhjælp i samarbejde med Amnesty International og Dansk Institut for Menneske-rettigheder til et seminar om “Folkelige organisationer i u-lande under pres”.
Det finder sted kl. 12.30 – 18.00 i auditoriet, Strandgade 71, stuen, på Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K
BEMÆRK at både tidspunkt og adresse er ændret.
Tilmelding senest 31. august til Institut for Menneskerettigheder: [email protected]
Program
12.30-14.30
1. dotWelcome by Charlotte Flindt Pedersen, Deputy Director, The Danish Institute for Human Rights.
2. dot”Shrinking Political Space of Civil Society Action” Presentation of the Problem and the general findings of the report (Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, International Director of DanChurchAid)
3. dotPresentation of concrete cases:
1. dotSoeung Saroeun, Head of Programming for Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) (DCA partner)
2. dotPeter Ngulube Chinoko, Director, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) Malawi (DCA Partner).
3. dotMoataz El Fegiery, Deputy Director, MENA Program, International Center for Transitional Justice.
4. dotDebate
Coffee Break 15-20 minutes
14.30-16.30
1. dotWhere should this problem be addressed – seen from a Danish point of view.
1. dotHLF4 in Busan: Enabling Environment to become a Danish priority? (Lars Koch)
2. dotUN and the Human Rights Council. (Mr. Maina Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association) (not yet confirmed)
3. dotEU and the Danish Presidency in 2012. (Nicolas Beger, Director Amnesty International European Institutions Office)
4. dotStrategy for Danish support to civil society in developing countries (Knud Vilby)
5. dotComments from representatives from Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Carsten Nilaus, tbc)
6. dotDebate
Coffee Break 15-20 minutes
16.30-18.00: Political debate
”Civil society organisations under pressure – what can Denmark do?”
Response and debate with political parties’ development spokespersons (invited)
Yderligere oplysninger hos:
Lisa Blinkenberg
International koordinator i Amnesty Danmark
Tlf. 33 45 65 65, e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.amnesty.dk
