25. April 2012: Mohamed Ganam from the Palestinerleir spoke about the poor conditions at the reception centers for asylum seekers and the general frustrations of the residents living there. The story of Lier ventemottak serves as an example of the … Continue reading
25. April 2012: With representatives form NGO’s in Norway: Kari Helene Partapuoli, director of Antirasistisk Senter, Ann-Magrit Austenå, general secretary of NOAS and Trygve Augestad, section leader of Norsk Folkehjelp. Video av foredragene nederst på siden. Erfaringer og strategier fra … Continue reading
22. April 2012: Cecilie Schjatvet talked about refugees’ legal position in Norwegian and international court. She discussed the question of credibility in asylum cases and the burden of proof. Flyktningpolitikk i et menneskerettighetsperspektiv Cecilie Schjatvet, jurist. Schjatvet snakket om flyktningrettens … Continue reading
21. April 2012: Trygve Nordby, independent consultant. Former vice general secretary of The International Red Cross, general secretary of Norwegian Red Cross, director of UDI and general secretary of Norwegian Refugee Council. Bjarte Vandvik, independent consultant. Former general secretary of … Continue reading
20. April 2012: Zahir Athari, leader of Peace and Democracy in Afghanistan. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Iran Human Rights. Alternativ Landinfo III: Afghanistan og Iran 20. april 2012: Zahir Athari, leder for Fred og demokrati i Afghanistan. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Iran Human Rights.
19. April 2012: What is an activist, asks Evy Ellingsvåg, and points to the fact that there are many stereotypes about what an activist really is. Activists are not a uniform group. They come in all shapes and the means … Continue reading
19. April 2012: Professor Joron Pihl gave a presentation about the resistance of Norwegian teachers against Nazification of Norwegian education during World War 2. An overwhealming majority of Norwegian teachers resisted the Nazi’s demands for allegiance to the new regime … Continue reading
18. April 2012: Criminals have better chances of getting a fair hearing than asylum seekers in Norway, Rune Berglund Steen showed during his talk on the topic of legal protection for asylum seekers. Rune Berglund Steen is communications manager at … Continue reading
16. April 2012: A conversation about refugee politics based on reading of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. With Remi Nilsen and Marius von der Fehr. Giorgio Agamben, Homo Sacer og flyktningpolitikk En samtale om flyktningpolitikk basert på lesning av den … Continue reading
15. April 2012: Helen Johnsen Christie (psychologist and trauma specialist) and Karl Eldar Evang spoke about psychiatric health among asylum seekers. Especially on the topic of trauma. How does an un-treated trauma disorder play out? What consequences does it have … Continue reading
