25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The 16 Days Against Violence 2021 (25 Nov-10 Dec) are another powerful reminder that women and girls continue to be affected by gender-based violence and discrimination.
Events
Book Presentation and Panel Discussion: "The Revised European Charter" by Karin Lukas
On Tuesday, 7 December 2021, Karin Lukas, Head of Programme Line and Senior Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights as well as President of the European Committee of Social Rights, will present her commentary "The Revised European Social Charter". The book presentation and panel discussion will take place as a hybrid event.
60 YEARS EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER: High-level panel discussion with Karin Lukas
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter the council of Europe holds a high-level panel in Strasbourg in the morning of October 18. As part of the event, Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights and Senior Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (LBI-GMR), will discuss with various institutions of the Council of Europe about the effectiveness of the Charter and the strengthening of its mechanism to improve the implementation of social rights in Europe.
CONFERENCE: "Follow the money - financial aspects of combating human trafficking" - workshop with Helmut Sax
On the occassion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day the Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking is organising the Conference "Follow the money: Financial aspects of combating human trafficking" from 13 - 14 October 2021. Within the frame of the conference Helmut Sax, Senior Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights and expert on Rights of the Child and Rights of Trafficked Persons, will be holding a workshop together with the LEFÖ Intervention Center for Trafficked Women (LEFÖ-IBF) on the topic "Access to Remedy: The Role of Compensation, Specifically for Women and Children, in Combating Human Trafficking".
Round table "European Social Charter – 60th anniversary and 25 years of Russian membership of the Council of Europe"
On September 29th Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights (Council of Europe) and senior researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights, will be speaking at the round table on the “European Social Charter – 60th anniversary and 25 years of Russian membership of the Council of Europe” in Moscow.
Online Conference: “Immigration law and policy, border control and migrant deaths” – panel with Adel-Naim Reyhani
On September 30th Dr. Adel-Naim Reyhani, expert on asylum and migration law at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights, will be speaking at the international conference “immigration law and policy, border control and migrant deaths” of the Humboldt University Berlin on the topic of “The Rightlessness of Refugees in Libya”.
Public Conference: "60 years on bringing the European Social Charter into changed times"
On October 6th Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights (Council of Europe) and senior researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights, will be speaking at the conference “60 years on bringing the European Social Charter into changed times” on the topic of reinforcing the ESC System and Its Importance in Europe.