Programme

Guaranteeing human rights for all is the ultimate aim of any democracy worth the name. But how does this look in reality? Do we stop with noble words in laws and international conventions? Who ensures that the rights are protected in practice? The Human Rights Days 2010 in Örebro considers the challenges and good examples of human rights work through an absorbing and knowledge-packed program of seminars, workshops, theatre, music, exhibitions and more. From a basic introduction to human rights to seminars for researchers. Here you will acquire the commitment and tools to bring about change.

Health and prosperity in Africa, Asia and Europe
How does the view of a good life, welfare and happiness differ in different parts of the world?
Participant: Rutendo Ngara, Doctoral Candidate, University of South Africa
Organizer: Research School Democracy's Terms, HUMUS at Örebro University.

Violence in the name of religion
In spring 2010, representatives for Islam adopted an international antiterrorism declaration on Somalia. Discussion of religion's role in creating peace and the exploitation of religion in the struggle for power.

The fight for natural resources - investment or rights?Violence in the name of religionHealth and prosperity in Africa, Asia and Europe
In Latin America, major natural resource projects are underway where native peoples live -- where these people often, as in Guatemala, have been banished from their original habitation. They are fighting for observance of the ILO's Convention 169, but the conflict level is high and human rights activists are threatened or killed. What role does foreign investment play?