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How can some of us be more human than others? – Collecting our thoughts on the 75th Human Rights Day
International Human Rights Law fails to fulfil its promise. Human rights and human dignity are presumed to be universal and apply to everyone, which is clearly not the case. The Western canon argues that including human rights into international law is one of the ‘great moral achievements of human history’. However, we see how human rights law has failed to reach many people.
Poetry Slam Throwback!
On December 6th, IW*S' Resilient Voices and Oya Bar collaborated to organize a Poetry Slam Night!
We are calling on the EU to reject the EURODAC reform
EURODAC reinforces a violent system of surveillance, detention, and deportation of migrants. The EU aims to expand the database to children as young as 6, facial images, and to give easier access to police. These changes will transform EURODAC into a violent tool of mass surveillance. 109 organisations, IW*S included, are urging EU lawmakers to reject the ongoing reform of EURODAC.
Creating digital justice ecosystems for anti-colonial digital futures with Weaving Liberation
A new entity, called Weaving Liberation, will coordinate the implementation of digital justice.
Haushaltskürzungen: integrationspolitisch fatal und langfristig unwirtschaftlich
Stellungnahme der gewählten Vertretungen des Landesbeirates für Partizipation Berlin bezüglich der Kürzungen des Integrationsfonds und anderer sozialer Maßnahmen im Berliner Haushalt 2024 / 2025
Interview mit Aktivistin Jacky Sonnie “Wir können etwas zurückgeben” / nd
Jacky Sonnie von unserer Break Isolation Group spricht in einem Interview mit Robin Jaspert und Lara Wörner von nd über die Lage von Geflüchteten im europäischen Asylsystem.
