Refugees Conference: “Europe crisis facing the challenge of the refugees”

Organitzation: CEI International Affairs

With the collaboration of: Obra Social “La Caixa”

Date: Friday, December 15, 2017

Place: Macaya Palace (Paseo San Juan, 108 – Barcelona)

Organitzation: CEI International Affairs

With the collaboration of: Obra Social “La Caixa”

Date: Friday, December 15, 2017

Place: Macaya Palace (Paseo San Juan, 108 – Barcelona)

Historically, Europe knows a lot about refuge and the right of asylum. Removed from the events of World War II and international refugee flows, asylum was seen as a human right by international law. A human right of all people subjected to political persecution.

Today, when Europe has to receive refugee people in its territory, the behavior and politics of a large majority of States seems to have transformed the concepts. That is why we ask ourselves: Is it a human right? Or is it a power that states decide to grant, according to international treaties?

This conference aims to analyze what is being reacted by Europe to the challenge of the refugees who want to reach Europe, the breaches in the reception commitments and the international responsibilities, either by action or by omission, before the deaths of thousands of people in the Mediterranean and the subhuman situation in refugee settlement camps.

PROGRAM:

10:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. INAUGURATION OF THE CONFERENCE

– David Bondia, Director of the Seminar

– Antoni Millet, CEI International Affairs Director

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: “The situation in the refugee camps and the trafficking of people”

– Bru Aguiló, member of Fotomovimiento

– Rosa Cendón, coordinator area Incidencia SICAR Cat.

Moderator: Dr. David Bondia, Professor of International Public Law and International Relations, University of Barcelona.

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK

12:00 a.m. – 13:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: “The Spanish State and the refugee in our territory”

– Francesc Mateu, Director of Intermón Oxfam in Catalonia.

– Estel·la Pareja, Director of the Catalan Commission for Assistance to Refugees.

Moderator: Dr. David Bondia, Professor of International Public Law and International Relations, University of Barcelona.

13:30 p.m. – 13:40 p.m. CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date: Friday, 15th December 2017

Place: Macaya Palace (Paseo San Juan, 108 – Barcelona)

Registration required. To register, e-mail info@ceibcn.com indicating your name, surname and number of your identity card.