Human Rights Conferences

The main goal of the Congress is to establish an international platform where human rights and rights advocacy will be evaluated from an interdisciplinary perspective, and its challenges and problems will be discussed. For this purpose, it is expected that experts from the national and international community consider and discuss the concepts of human rights and rights advocacy from a legal as well as political, economic, sociological and philosophical point of views, and propose new agendas by determining the current situation in Turkey and in the world.

The prison, as a form of punishment, means of control, formidable employer, and site of creativity, is the focus of this inclusive interdisciplinary conference. We are seeking academic, artistic, activist, and professional perspectives on the prison experience, and especially welcome contributions from former prisoners, detainees, incarcerated asylum seekers, or others who have personal experience with prison systems.

Across Asia hate speech based on fake news has led to an increase of violent incidents as disinformation divides communities during periods of political and communal tensions.This conference seeks to address the issue of hate speech from an evidence-based and a solution grounded approach while upholding freedom of expression.

With a long history of armed conflicts and insecurity in Uganda and the entire Great Lakes Region,Uganda Peace Foundation is organising an International Conference on Peace and Security.The purpose of the event is to craft concrete practical solutions to prevent conflicts and insecurity including terrorism in the region and the entire world.Relative to terrorism if we can generate solutions in harmony with what the former US President George W.Bush said, it would be a big success.He said,"......I think you can create condtions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world."(Bush,2004).

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is proud to host Light 2020: A Multistate Educational Conference on Human Trafficking on April 1-2, 2020 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Illinois. Light 2020 aims to bring together experts, service providers, educators, and stakeholders in Illinois and surrounding states to shine a light on human trafficking in the United States and share best practices, innovative campaigns and technology, preventative efforts and measures, and survivor care and strategies to help prevent, combat, and respond to the human trafficking crisis.

"Migrations" is Progressive Connexions' third global interdisciplinary conference on the theory, policy, history, and experience of migration. Topics include current crises, defining and measuring migration, integration, narratives of displacement, and migration and the media. We aim to generate an inclusive dialogue involving researchers, artists, activists, policy makers, and others with interest in the field.

Violence has horrified and enthralled in equal measure, defining some of our most glorious and most distressing historical events. This conference is an interdisciplinary exploration of violence, and includes a stream on activism, protest, and dissent, and the intersection of protest and violence. We welcome workshops, round tables, papers, and performances from academic, artistic, activist, and professional perspectives.

Whistleblowers can play a vital role in exposing illegal, unjust or unethical behaviour on the part of businesses, governments and individuals in positions of power. In recognition of the complex, inter-disciplinary nature of this topic, this conference provides a platform for participants with academic, professional, artistic, or activist perspectives on whistleblowing.