Past events

Human Rights Cities explained – why do we need them?

Gerd Oberleitner (Graz), Ulrika Dagård (Lund), Hans Sakkers (Utrecht), Lubna Boby Jaffry (Bergen) in conversation with Jostein Kobbeltvedt (Rafto).

Cessation of refugee status in the Nordic region

Gisela Thater (UNHCR), Jessica Schultz (CMI/UiB), Nik Tan (Danish Institute for Human Rights), and Peter Varga (UNHCR), with comments from Jens Vedsted-Hanse (Aarhus University) and Maria O’Sullivan (Monash University)

Ethiopia’s Armed conflict in Tigray: causes, consequences and possible ways out

Asnake Kefale (Addis Ababa University), René Lefort (independent writer/author on Ethiopia) and Lovise Aalen (Chr. Michelsen Institute).

Netthets mot kvinner – en trussel for demokratiet

Eirin Eikefjord (BT), Linn Kristin Langley Engø (Ap) og Sunniva Andresdottir Vik (Rødt) i samtale med Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund (LawTransform). Med en introduksjon av Nina Langslet (Amnesty).

Webinar: Cyprus: A Pawn in the Turkish Eastern Mediterranean Strategy?

Siri Neset (CMI) and Kjetil Fosshagen (HVL) in conversation with Arne Strand (CMI).

Mozambique: Insurgency in a Resource Rich Former Donor Darling, Part II

Salvador Forquilha (IESE – Mozambique), Paolo Israel (UWC – South Africa), Anne Bang (UiB), João Feijó (OMR – Mozambique), Antonio De Lauri (CMI) and Liv Tønnesen (CMI) in conversation with Carmeliza Rosário (CMI/UiB).

Divine Intervention: The role of the Pentecostal Church in Democratic Backlash in Africa

Paul Gifford (SOAS), Elizabeth Sperber (University of Denver), and Lise Rakner (University of Bergen) in conversation with Caroline Borge Bjelland (LawTransform).

Mozambique: Insurgency in a Resource Rich Former Donor Darling, Part I

Aslak Orre (CMI), Helge Rønning (UiO), Bjørn Enge Bertelsen (UiB) and Stig Jarle Hansen (NMBU) in conversation with Carmeliza Rosário (CMI/UiB).

Webinar: Myanmar general election – What does it mean for Rohingya Muslims?

Terje Einarsen (UiB) and Jostein Kobbeltvedt (Rafto Foundation) in conversation with Guro Vestrheim Skeie (UiB)

Webinar: Peru, Renewed Political Crisis: What Happens Next?

Omar Coronel (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) and Gisselle Vila Benites (University of Melbourne) in conversation with Camila Gianella (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Law Transform).

Webinar: Abortion Backlash! The significance of 22nd October 2020 for Poland and the world

Neil Datta (European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development), Marta Wysocka (Orkidé Bergen – Solidarity with Polish Women in Bergen) and Karolina Więckiewicz (Aborcyny Dream Team).

Webinar: Egypt: An electoral system without democracy

Mari Norbakk (HVL), Knut S. Vikør (UiB) and Ingrid Sjursen (CMI) in conversation with Sarah Tobin (CMI).

Webinar: Politics and security in West Africa: Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mali

Stig Jarle Hansen (NMBU), Vegard Vibe (UiB) and Pauline Lemaire (CMI) in conversation with Carmeliza Rosario (UiB/CMI).

Webinar: Towards a new debate on abortion law reform in Argentina?

Alicia Yamin (Harvard Law School), Mariela Belski (Amnistía Internacional Argentina) and Ximena Casas (Human Rights Watch) in converstaion with Paola Bergallo (University of Torcuato Di Tella).

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