June 2015 – Creating Rights

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Shattering the Silence: Confronting Impunity

29 June 2015 0Comments 0Reactions

By Andrea Breslin "The right to the truth – which is both an individual and collective right – is essential for victims but also for society at large. Uncovering the truth of human rights violations of the past can help prevent human rights abuses in the future." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The Look of…

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Galway Arts and Human Rights Summer School exploring the theme of “Belonging”

14 June 2015 0Comments 0Reactions

The Inaugural Galway International Summer School on the Arts and Human Rights will take place from 9 to 11 July 2015 at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and is co-directed by Professor Micheal O'Flaherty, Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Dr Dominique Bouchard, curator at the Hunt Museum. The summer school will explore…

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Artistic exploration into international legal work: a matter of evidence?

8 June 2015 0Comments 0Reactions

by Fiana Gantheret The question of the way different fields come together to enrich international criminal investigations and legal work was already touched upon here on Creating Rights when looking at Eyal Weizmann's and Susan Schuppli's project Forensic Architecture, a research project at the crossroads of international human rights law, architecture and engineering. See You in The Hague by Stroom Den Haag, "a multifaceted narrative…