On 21 February 2018, Bread for the World and the German Institute for Human Rights organise for the 5th time the Werner Lottje Lecture [the lecture is named after the German activist who was a major force in the international human rights movement [see https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2013/11/16/and-a-lot-more-about-werner-lottje-the-great-german-human-rights-defender/].
This year the focus is on human rights defenders in Cambodia.
For last year’s lecture see: : https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2017/01/26/the-4th-werner-lottje-lecture-showcases-the-zone-9-bloggers-from-ethiopia-15-february/.
Programme:
Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel; President Bread for the World
Naly Pilorge; Acting Director, LICADHO, Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights
Julia Duchrow; Head Human Rights and Peace, Bread for the World
Michel Forst; UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
19:00 panel discussion with Gyde Jensen; MP, chair of the Bundestag Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance; Michel Forst; Naly Pilorge; and Dr. Julia Duchrow. Moderated by Michael Windfuhr; acting Director German Institute for Human Rights
Date and place: 21/2/2018, 17:30 – 20:00 at Brot für die Welt, Caroline-Michaelis-Straße 1, 10115 Berlin.
To attend please contact eimear.gavin@brot-fuer-die-welt.de (+49 (0)30 65211 1811) before 15 February.
There will be German – English interpretation.
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 