Time: 17:00-18:30 In cooperation with Amnesty International Bergen, we present Shackelia Jackson – a human right defender from Jamaica. The case of her brother is one of this years six cases of Write for Rights campaign/ Skriv for Liv. On the morning of 20 January 2014, Nakiea was busy cooking a large lunch order for […]
An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since March 2011. Of these, more than five million have sought refuge in neighboring states, and approximately one million have reached Europe. The situation for many of these refugees has been, and continues to be, dire. Over 5000 people died during the hazardous journey across the […]
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 Climate change poses unique challenges for societies and the law. The governance architecture of the Paris Agreement allows for a prominent role of domestic courts in the global effort to stabilize greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere and protect natural and human systems from the impacts of climate change. As part […]
Time: 18:00 – 20:30 LawTransform invites you to the screening of the documentary “Belo Monte: After the Flood” followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Côrtes. “Belo Monte: After the Flood” (2016), by Todd Southgate, explores the history and consequences of one of the world’s most controversial dam projects, built on the Xingu River in […]
October 1st marked a turning point in the relationship between the Catalan people and the Spanish State. Catalonia’s regional government, backed by grassroot movements, held a disputed self-determination referendum, contravening Supreme Court ruling finding it unconstitutional. The brute force by the Spanish Government responded, sending in security forces to stop voting from taking place, caused […]
LawTransform invites you to the screening of the documentary “Belo Monte: Announcement of a War” followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Côrtes. The Belo Monte Dam, located in the heart of the Amazon forest, is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction, which on completion will be the fourth largest in the world. According to […]
Time: 8.30-9.30 On 1 September, Kenya’s supreme court declared Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election invalid and ordered a new vote to be held within 60 days. The six-judge bench ruled 4-2 in favour of a petition filed by Odinga, who claimed the electronic voting results were hacked and manipulated in favour of the […]
Time: 08:30 – 09:30. Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen This seminar places Norwegian abortion debates and policies in a Global Perspective. Women’s right to abortion is highly contested across the globe. At a national and international level, groups fight both for the right of women to decide – and against. In […]
Time: 08:30 – 09:30. Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Panel: Jaha Dukureh (women’s right activist) in conversation with Vegard Vibe (UiB/LawTransform). Jaha Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in Gambia when she was a little more than a week old. Becoming an activist she played a pivotal role in […]
Book launch: Truth Commissions. Memory, Power, and Legitimacy
Date: Tuesday 12 September Time: 8:30-09:30. Welcome to the launch of the award-winning book by Onur Bakiner (Seattle University) on the role truth commissions play in contemporary societies. Introductions by Elin Skaar (Chr. Michelsen Institute). At the launch Bakiner, currently visiting scholar at Chr. Michelsen Institute, will present his book Truth Commissions. Memory, Power, and […]