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Academics for Peace – Germany joins the call on EU to change course and end war on migrants

Academics for Peace - Germany joins 70+ migrant-led organizations to call on EU leaders to end it's war on migrants and change course in migration policy. The letter is a joint initiative of the Migrant Justice Community of Practice. Following Ursula von der Leyen’s recent endorsement of offshore detention centres, and other EU leaders announcing various rollbacks on asylum and refugee rights, migrant-led organizations write to EU institutions to demand…

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Urgent appeal to European Governments and EU Institutions: Take Action for Afghanistan’s scholars, researchers, and civil society actors

Open as PDF We, the undersigned higher education associations, networks, and leaders in the field of scholar protection, urge European governments and EU institutions to take immediate action to secure the lives and careers of Afghanistan's scholars, students, and civil society actors. Many of the undersigned organisations are leaders in the field of provision of support to researchers and scholars at risk. These include the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR),…

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Joint letter to EU leaders to ensure improved fundamental rights in Turkey

Academics for Peace - Germany joined the International Press Institute (IPI) and 14 other human rights and freedom of expression organizations in calling on the European Council to strengthen its demands on Turkey to end the backsliding on human rights and freedom of expression.

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Scholars of Genocide, Mass Violence, and Human Rights Statement on Ongoing Developments in Palestine and Israel

Academics for Peace - Germany joins human rights scholars and peace defenders in calling on governments, the United Nations, the European Union, and the International Criminal Court to work to protect Palestinians in Israel, under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, and in Gaza now and in the future. Here is the Statement of scholars of genocide, mass violence, and human rights on ongoing developments in…

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Open Letter to German Academia

We are deeply concerned to learn that the Zentrum für Türkeistudien und Integrationsforschung (ZfTI) in Essen is sponsoring a panel discussion on 13 June 2019 on the integration of refugee academics and students into Turkish higher education, and that it will do so in collaboration with the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK). A similar event was scheduled to be held on 11 June 2019 at the Brunei Gallery in…

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