Veröffentlicht von Brussels. The German Green EU Parliamentarian Katrin Langensiepen invites to a “roundtable meeting” on the subject of Eritrea in the European Parliament on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023. East Africa expert and journalist Martin Plaut Martin Plaut published a corresponding event notice on his website on October 12, 2023, and linked it to the event announced in hybrid format for interested audiences.
As a supplementary service post, the list of speakers and the program are also attached:
PROGRAMME
Katrin Langensiepen – Member of the European Parliament
Opening and chair
Prof. Dr Mirjam van Reisen – Prof. International Relations,
Innovation and Care at Tilburg University; Prof. FAIR Data Science at
Leiden University; Expert on Eritrea
Moderator
Dr. Mohamed Babiker (TBC)– UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea
Opening: about Eritrea and its behaviour outside of Eritrea
Tadese Teklebrhan – Chair Eritrean Human Rights Defenders
The Eritrean Diasopra
Beyene Gerezgiher – Member Bright Future for Eritrea
Human Rights Defenders
Kubrom Dafla Hosabay – Political Analyst on Eritrea Affairs
Aspects where Isaias‘ regime negatively impacts the European taxpayer
Vanessa Tsehaye – Human Rights Activitst
Second generation activist on human rights solidarity
Kokob Gebru – Lecturer, Clinician and Researcher of Mental Health at Mekelle University
Conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by Eritrean force
Edmund Yakani – Executive Director of CEPO
The situation in the Horn of Africa
Dr. Selam Kidane – Mental health expert, lecturer at University of West London
Regional trauma and the way forward
K Smits – Researcher human trafficking
Chains of responsibility and human trafficking towards the EU
Dr. Sara Arapiles – Teaching Associate in Law, University of Nottingham
Enslavement and crimes against humanity
Katrin Langensiepen – Member of the European Parliament
Closing