INVITATION – PRESS RELEASE Press Conference on 2015 Annual Report

INVITATION – PRESS RELEASE

Press Conference on 2015 Annual Report

Athens – The Racist Violence Recording Network is organizing a Press Conference for the presentation of its findings based on the recordings of 2015.

The Press Conference will take place on

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, at 12.00 p.m.,

Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers – ESIEA

(20, Akadimias str., 1st floor)

Opening Remarks:

Kostis Papaioannou, General Secretary for Transparency and Human Rights
Ellie Varchalama, Second Vice-President, National Commission for Human Rights
Ann Maymann, UNHCR Assistant Representative Protection

Presentation of the 2015 Annual Report

Tina Stavrinaki, Assistant Coordinator, Racist Violence Recording Network

Interventions:

Moawia Ahmed, President of the Greek Forum of Migrants
Filippos Paganis, President of Colour Youth-Athens LGBTQ Community
Vassilis Kerassiotis, Attorney at Law, Greek Council for Refugees

The discussion will be coordinated by Daphne Kapetanaki, UNHCR Protection Associate

For further information, please contact:

Tina Stavrinaki, 210.7233216, racistviolence[at]nchr.gr

Note: Simultaneous interpretation will not be provided.

The Racist Violence Recording Network was created in 2011 by UNHCR Greece and the National Commission for Human Rights. RVRN Members: Act Up Hellas, Aitima, Amnesty International, Antigoni – Information and Documentation Centre on Racism, Arsis, Asante, Association of Afghans United In Greece, Association of Social Workers of Greece, “Babel” Day Center, Center for the Support of Repatriated and Migrants – Ecumenical Refugee Program, Colour Youth – LGBTQ Youth Community of Athens, Doctors of the World (MdM), Forum of Migrants in Crete, Generation 2.0 Red, Greek Council for Refugees, Greek Forum of Migrants, Greek Forum of Refugees, Greek Transgender Support Association, Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants, Group of Lawyers for the Support of Refugee and Migrant Rights (Thessaloniki), Hellenic Action for Human Rights – Pleiades, Hellenic League for Human Rights, Hellenic Red Cross, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, Human Rights Commission of the Bar Association of Rhodes, Initiative for the Rights of Prisoners, LATHRA? – Solidarity Committee for Chios refugees, Medical Intervention, METAction Action for Migration and Development, Network for the Support of Refugee and Migrant Rights (Patras), Network for the Social Support of Refugees and Migrants, Positive Voice, PRAKSIS, Rainbow Families, World Without War and Violence. The Greek Ombudsman and the Council for Migrant Integration of the Municipality of Athens participate as observers.

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