On the memorable date of 25 April, we cordially invite you to “Voice (for) Freedom: Liberation Struggles”, an open mic session dedicated to the cause of freedom. At 19:00, the Speilsalen room at Kvarteret will be transformed into a vibrant space of storytelling and artistic expression, narrating the movement towards freedom. This event is timed […]
UN Special Rapporteurs are independent experts reporting and advising on issues related to human rights. One of them investigates the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and reports on Israel’s violations of international law. Francesca Albanese was appointed as Special Rapporteur in May 2022. Since 2008, Israel has denied the Special Rapporteur […]
Join us at Bergen Global for a launch of Tomas Salem‘s new book ‘Policing the Favelas in Rio de Janeiro‘, which examines the daily life of police officers spearheading the war on drugs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, at a moment of rupture and contestation over the future of Brazil. By looking at how colonial […]
Transnational campaigns challenging sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, and human rights more broadly have grown in recent years, gaining significant momentumacross many countries and regions. Globally, issues related to women’s rights – abortion and reproductive health services, comprehensive sex education, and protections against gender-based violence (including female genital mutilation and child marriage), […]
As part of our RDV-webinar series with the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism , LawTransform hosted a lecture by Conor O’Mahony, Professor at the University College Cork, at Bergen Global on child rights cases in constitutions around the world, identifying common themes and assessing the significance of children’s constitutional rights within the […]
GOD IS A WOMAN is a beautiful, complex, and extremely well made documentary about the indigenous Guna people in Panama and their rights to their history and identity, directed by Andrés Peyrot. LawTransform is offering 60 free tickets to the Cine Latino screening, which also includes an exclusive meet-the-director event where Carmeliza Rosario (CMI) interviews […]
‘TOLL’ is a stylish and warm Brazilian drama about conversion therapy, crime and good intentions. In collaboration with Cine Latino, LawTransform and SkeivForsk (the UiB Queer Research Network) hosts a free-of-charge viewing of the highly acclaimed film, directed by Carolina Markowicz. There will be a panel discussion after the viewing. About TOLL: The flamboyant Antonio […]
Together with Bergen Global, LawTransform is hosting day long conference on the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and the effects and challenges it has placed on European integration, Ukrainian resilience and international law. Russia has been waging war on Ukraine for a decade: annexation of Crimea, followed by the war in Eastern Ukraine since […]
Are you a PhD student and interested in the politics of gender and sexual and reproductive rights? This 2-day Conference-format PhD course is for you. Taking place on 21- 22 March 2024 at the University of Bergen in Norway, it provides the opportunity to listen to and engage with experts in the field, present and […]
Can art change the world? Ande Somby gave this year’s Annual Lecture on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights speaking on the importance of art for social transformation and for the Sami people’s rights struggles. For the 7th time, LawTransform, in collaboration with Bergen Sámiid Searvi (Bergen Sami Association), organised the Annual Lecture on Indigenous Rights, this year […]
Voice (for) Freedom: A night of freedom and artistic expression at Kvarteret
