The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) in collaboration with the Public Library is holding the event “Human Rights in the Aftermath of Arab Spring – the Kingdom of Bahrain”.
- Date: 16 March 2017
- Time: 17.00-18.30
- Place: Krystalgade 15, Copenhagen Denmark
The focal point of the event is the state of human rights post-Arab Spring in the Gulf and in Bahrain.
A segment of “We are the giant” will be screened, where the stories of the Danish-Bahraini women human rights defenders Maryam and Zainab Al-Khawaja recount their experiences promoting peaceful activism.
Researchers and professionals engaged in human rights issues in the Gulf will reflect on the factors leading to the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, and on the overall context underlying the continued repression of human rights in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
Following presentations by speakers, a panel debate will discuss socio-political factors and alternatives left for human rights activists.
A Q&A session will run towards the end of the event.
Speakers
Isabel Bramsen, PhD Fellow at Copenhagen University
Expertize: Conflict in the Middle East and the Arab Spring demonstrations, with focus on Bahrain, Tunisia and Syria, analyzing violent vs. non-violent situations during the uprisings.
Lars Erslev Andersen, Senior Researcher on International Security at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).
Expertize: the US security policy towards the Middle East, development in Iraq, Persian Gulf, Yemen and the Palestinian areas.
Elena Mocanu, Advocacy Officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (will also moderate the panel debate). Documenting and communicating human rights violations in Bahrain.
- Date: 16 March 2017
- Time: 17.00-18.30
- Place: Krystalgade 15, Copenhagen Denmark
The event will be held in English.
Attendance can be confirmed via the Facebook event.