Posted on 1. December 2010 in Work with Institutions

Transgender Europe’s co-chair as one of the speakers on the Human Rights Day panel discussion in Brussels

 

On December 10th, 2010 in Brussels’ during the Human Rights Day Julia Ehrt will take part in a panel debate “Every one of us can make a difference”. The movie “Children of war” will be screened before the discussion itself. Along with  Julia there will be other human rights activists present to talk about different issues they face in their everyday work:

Bryan Single, director and producer of “Children of war” Els De Temmerman, Belgian journalist and author, founder of the NGO Childsoldiers in Uganda Gabor Gombos, Hungarian defender of the rights of persons with mental health problems, future member of the CRPD Julia Ehrt, German Vice-Chair of TransGender Europe Sri Kumar Vishnawatan, activist of Indian origin defending the rights of Roma in the Czech Republic.

The event will be held at the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts.

 

Additional information from the organizers:

The 2010 theme for Human Rights Day highlights the role of everyday human rights defenders – reaffirming that we all have a role to play in ensuring respect for human rights and to act to defend discrimination, whether in Europe or elsewhere. But what can YOU do in situations of everyday discrimination or in situations as harsh as the one depicted in “Children of war”? Tips and testimonies will be shared by prominent human rights defenders from all walks of life.

Moderator: Reed Brody, spokesperson Human Rights Watch