exhibition opening
28.09.2018, 18:00 Uhr
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Zossener Str. 55-58 (Staircase D), 10961 Berlin
6.00 PM Discussion: 1968 – Fearless Lawyers and the RAF Trials
Hans-Christian Ströbele (lawyer and former parliamentarian), Rupert von Plottnitz (lawyer and former state minister) and Florian Jeßberger (Universität Hamburg) in conversation with Carsten Gericke (ECCHR partner lawyer) and Wolfgang Kaleck (ECCHR General Secretary)
7.30 PM Exhibition Opening: "1968, the fire of ideas" by Marcelo Brodsky
1968 – This year sees a rise in global protests against politicians, the military and repressive power structures. In his exhibition "1968, the fire of ideas", Argentine photographer and activist Marcelo Brodsky combines archival imagery from these turbulent times. Through added elements of text and color Brodsky highlights the emotionality of the protests and the worldwide struggle for social change.
ECCHR will host this exhibition until 31 October 2018.
The discussion will take place in German.
conference
25.03.2019, 18:00 Uhr
Goethe-Institut Namibia
1–5 Fidel Castro Street,
P.O.B. 12 08,
Windhoek,
Namibia
Due to the years of the colonial times, a special history connects Germany and Namibia. Official negotiations between Namibia and Germany have been going on since 2015, aiming for an agreement which...
Event Series
25.03.2019, 19:00 Uhr
Colonial Repercussions: Reflecting on the genocide against Ovaherero and Nama peoples 115 years later
The return of human remains from Germany to Namibia, the lawsuit brought before a US court by...
conference
27.03.2019, 12:00 Uhr
Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre
2 Theo-Ben Gurirab Street,
Swakopmund,
Namibia
The return of human remains from Germany to Namibia, the claim of Ovaherero and Nama representatives in front of a US court, the restitution of colonial artworks currently exhibited in museums in...
discussion
29.03.2019, 18:00 Uhr
Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre
2 Theo-Ben Gurirab Street,
Swakopmund,
Namibia
The repercussions of Europe's colonial past to its postcolonial present are being discussed with increasing frequency and openness. In order to genuinely address colonial injustices a thorough process...
summer class
22.07.2019, 10:00 Uhr
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nuremberg
ECCHR together with the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN) will host a Summer School on human rights law in context. The focus area will be business and human rights including topics...
