Survivors of Torture: Assistance, Care and Rehabilitation Conference: Difference between revisions
From Future Worlds Center Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),and the Ombudsman's office presented their approach on the subject, whilst members from the project's partner organisations in Europe focused on their own experience. Additional to URVT's european partners, members of civil society; human rights advocates; academics; lawyers; psychologists; social workers and in general, professionals actively working in the field of refugees, asylum seekers and victims of torture were comprising the audience of the conference. | Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),and the Ombudsman's office presented their approach on the subject, whilst members from the project's partner organisations in Europe focused on their own experience. Additional to URVT's european partners, members of civil society; human rights advocates; academics; lawyers; psychologists; social workers and in general, professionals actively working in the field of refugees, asylum seekers and victims of torture were comprising the audience of the conference. | ||
==Issues addressed== | ==Issues addressed== | ||
The conference started with an introduction for URVT by Future Worlds Center president [[Yiannis Laouris]]. Similarly, Elisse Bittendinder from BAfF introduced to the audience the project and it's goals. The official guests followed, discussing the issue under their perspective. Specifically, Mrs Evangelia Constantinou from the Asylum Service of the Ministry of Interior presented Cyprus Impression and state's policies on the matter; Mr Nasr Ishak from UNHCR explained the standard procedure in regards to asylum seekers and torture victims; and finally Mrs Kalia Kampanella from Ombudsperson office explained the situation for vulnerable groups in Cyprus. Finally Pim Scholte from Equator Foundation in the Netherlands and Camelia Doru from ICAR Foundation in Romania meticulously presented their respective centers' situation, as well as their countries' policies and reality. | |||
[[Category:Conferences]] | [[Category:Conferences]] | ||
