Join us for a day full of interesting discussions and panels on the right to rescue in the Mediterranean!
EuroMed Rights and Open Arms are organising a conference on the right to rescue in the Mediterranean. With civil society, human rights activists, academics and experts from the region, we’ll discuss the Law of the Sea and principles of Search and Rescue, the criminalisation of rescue and solidarity, policies of externalisation towards third countries and strategies for resistance and denunciation.
Please register through this link!
The event will be in English, Spanish and French.
When? 2nd of June 2023.
Where? Auditori Room, Museo del Mar, Av. de les Drassanes, 1 – Barcelona.
The agenda is being finalised. Please find a preliminary agenda below:
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Arrival and registration of participants. |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Welcome and opening words – EuroMed Rights. |
| 10:00 – 11:00
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Rethinking the right to rescue in the Mediterranean, between theory and practice (part 1)
With interventions from Open Arms, ARCI (Italy), Greek Refugee Council and others! |
| 11:00-11:30
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Coffee break
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| 11:30-12:30 | Rethinking the right to rescue in the Mediterranean, between theory and practice (part 2)
With interventions from Auditus Foundation (Malta), EuroMed Rights and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH). |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break
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| 14:00 – 15:30 | Challenging and resistance strategies – Legal overview and good practices
With intervention focusing on the legal Search and Rescue principles, examples of good practices and strategies for resistance and denunciation against border violence and human rights violations taking place along Mediterranean migratory routes. |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Closing remarks
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| 17:00 – 19:00 | Networking and happy hour!
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