Annual Report 2013

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction...... 5

Human Dignity and Public Security...... 9

Human Rights in Development Cooperation and Business | Digital Rights...... 11

European Neighbourhood and Integration Policy...... 14

Anti-Discrimination | Diversity | Asylum...... 18

Women‘s Rights | Children‘s Rights | Trafficking in Human Beings...... 21

Human Rights Education and Education for Democratic Citizenship...... 24

Staff ...... 27

Finances...... 31

Events...... 33

Publications...... 53

Projects...... 59

Vienna, April 2014

Dear readers and friends, Dear partners and supporters of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights,

With our annual report we would like to provide an overview of our work and the manifold activities of the institute and its staff members in the year 2013.

Last year marked another important anniversary in terms of milestones in the history of human rights – we celebrated 20 years UN World Conference on Human Rights (which took place in Vienna in 1993) and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action resulting from this conference. 1993 was also a crucial moment for the founding of the BIM. Thus, the institute acted as one of the co-organisers of the Vienna+20 conference Advancing the Protection of Human Rights – once again welcoming numerous human rights activists and researchers from all over the world in Vienna.

The conference was opened by a high-level panel including the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Navi Pillay; Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty Inter- national; Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ludmilla Alexeeva, a Russian human rights defender; Tawakkol Karman, a women’s rights activist from Jemen and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Michael Spindelegger, Austrian Foreign Minister. The main recommendations of the conference such as stronger cooperation and integration of human rights mechanisms at national, regional and international level, effective remedies and reparation for victims of human rights violations to close accountability gaps and the protection of human rights defenders were introduced by the Aus- trian Government to the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council.

Besides this major event, the numerous projects which BIM is continuously implementing need to be highlighted. For a comprehensive overview and detailed descriptions please see the annexed project data sheets. Here just a few examples to show how our research work is directly linked to current affairs on national as well as European level:

BIM Experts dealt with the way the Turkish police handled the recent civil unrest within the framework of the Twinning project Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force. The violent response of the police force as well as the many international statements showed how important the establishment of a professional and human rights oriented police performance is for the protection of the fundamental democratic right to freedom of opinion and assembly.

5 In spring 2013, the BIM published a study on the situation of youth in detention – just in time when the violence young people in custody also experience in Austrian prisons became public. In a participative process the project team together with juveniles in custody elaborated a number of recommendations which fed into the reform debate within the judiciary.

Victims of violence are also at the core of the two-year project Access to specialized victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. The project with partners in Aus- tria, Germany, Great Britain and Iceland aims at the improvement of the situation of women with disabilities by analysing which institutional support is accessible to them. Again, the specific approach of the project is not to see the women concerned as “objects” of research, but to involve them and their expertise by in-depth interviews and as researchers within the project team and in the advisory board.

On behalf of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency BIM experts drafted a handbook on data protection in Europe which was presented in Brussels on the occasion of the Data Protection Day 2014. The handbook shows the implementation of data protection law and addresses law practitioners, data protection authorities as well as all persons who have to deal with legal data protection issues.

Questions raised by Climate-induced migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks were analysed in a research project which included six case studies of countries specifically affected by climate change. In 2014, a follow-up project will focus on the accountability of Austria and the EU for climate policies in third countries.

At the end of 2013, the multiannual anti-torture project Atlas of Torture was completed, the team will now apply its monitoring expertise in research projects on National Preventive Mechanisms in Europe and the strengthening of torture prevention capacities in Kyrgyzstan.

Besides these many international and European endeavours the year 2013 also meant an important step forward on the local level: On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10th of Decem- ber, the City of Vienna introduced a process in which Vienna will focus on human rights in the urban space and its communal policies. The BIM will support and accompany this process over the next years.

Meanwhile Vienna can be explored via the different stations of the First Viennese Protest Path (Pro- testwanderweg) of which 12 were inaugurated in the course of 2012 and 2013. The route of the Pro- test Path provides information on how people organised themselves to fight for certain rights and how their engagement and commitment still have an impact on how we live today.

Please read more about latest developments in the six core areas of our work in the following chapters and find a comprehensive list and details of all ongoing projects at the end of this report. Furthermore, the annual report contains an overview of BIM staff, of the institute’s funding situation and publications and events in 2013.

On the strategic level, last year’s focus was on the implementation of several measures developed in 2012: The research strategy was further discussed and fine-tuned by the Management Board and Directors, the content-focused retreat in autumn opened a forum for debate of the Human Rights Based Approach as a leading principle of our work. BIM as “learning organisation” is the underlying theme of newly established events such as the BIM Academy which was for the first time held in July 2013. The BIM Academy provides space for learning from each other in the framework of a week of workshops held by BIM staff members – mutualising a pool of specific knowledge often hidden in the depth of every-day work.

6 A product resulting from BIM’s 20th anniversary is a brochure now available in German and English containing the history 20years Ludwig Boltzmann Institute committed to human rights research of Human Rights of the institute from 1992 onwards.

In terms of funding strategies we aim to expand the co-operation with foundations and individual donors and are therefore participating in the vergissmeinnicht.at campaign, an initiative encouraging people to let their social commitment live on, e.g. through a legacy for the BIM as a long lasting contribution to the culture of human dignity. We hope to be in contact on the occasion of one of the many events planned for 2014. Meanwhile enjoy reading!

Patricia Hladschik, Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert, Hannes Tretter and the BIM team.

Vienna, April 2014

P.S. BIM can be supported in many ways, one of which is a donation via the crowdfunding platform respekt.net!

7 8 States justify the interference with the freedom of individuals by the need to protect society at large. In particular in the attempt to fight crime and terrorism, States often apply rigorous policies and practices that violate the dignity of human beings. Excessive police violence, torture during interrogations, inhuman treatment and inhuman conditions in detention are common human rights problems in most countries. The prohibition of torture is one of the few absolute and non-derogable norms of international law. However, this has been seriously questioned in the fight against terrorism in the past decade, also by democratic States. Furthermore, there is a great implementation gap in the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment. At the end of his mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak found that torture occurs in 90 percent of the States he visited and that the extremely poor conditions in detention in the world have lead to a ‘global detention crisis’, violating human dignity. However, the last years have also seen some progress in combating torture and ill-treatment. More and more States ratified the UN Convention against Torture (CAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT) that entered into force in 2006.

Monitoring of Places of Detention The progressing ratification of the OPCAT has led to an enlarged membership of the UN Subcommit- tee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT) to 25 members that have become increasingly active over the last years, in particular by advising States on the implementation of the OPCAT and developing standards for the monitoring of places of detention. Furthermore, it obliges an increasing number of States to establish independent National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) with the mandate to carry out regular visits to all places of detention, elaborate reports and recommendations and enter into a dialogue with State authorities to prevent torture and ill-treatment. Such a mechanism has also been put into place in Austria, with the designation of the Ombudsoffice (Volksanwaltschaft) as NPM on 1 July 2012, whose mandate is carried out by six regional Commissions systematically visiting places of detention in the entire country.

The Rights of Detainees Another noteworthy development contributing to the prevention of torture and ill-treatment in the world is the set-up of an intergovernmental expert group by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) with the mandate of reviewing the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMRTP). In that context, the SMRTP have been analysed by the UNSRT, the UN Committee against Torture, the SPT and numerous NGOs, identifying their main gaps and recommen- ding changes to improve the protection of the rights of persons in detention. Moreover, the UN has adopted the long awaited Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, and the EU has developed several directives to achieve common minimum standards of procedural rights in criminal proceedings strengthening the legal framework to prevent torture and ill-treatment.

Enhancing Cooperation between State and Civil Society in the Fight against Torture The principal work of the Human Dignity and Public Security team at BIM is the consulting and training of authorities and civil society actors around the world in the implementation of the CAT and the OPCAT. Within its consulting and training work, the team seeks to apply a participatory and inclusive approach, bridging between State and non-State actors and involving civil society actors as much as possible.

9 It also aims at strongly involving the international community, in particular the EU, CoE (Council of Europe), OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and the UN OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights). Complementing aspects of research and practical work as well as the illustration of best practice examples play an important role in the team’s day to day work. The target groups are representatives of the State of all entities of the criminal justice system (e.g. police, prosecutors, prison officials, judges, public defenders), civil society (e.g. human rights defenders, lawyers, researchers), as well as national human rights institutions. Experience and expertise are integrated in a website monitoring the situation of torture and ill-treatment worldwide, providing a comprehensive database of relevant documents for researchers and practitioners, country profiles, weekly updated news on the situation of torture in the world, and substantive information on issues related to torture and conditions of detention: www.atlas-of-torture.org Team members were also involved as short term experts in numerous projects and has provided consulting and trainings in different countries, such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Pakistan, Romania, the Federation of Russia and Turkey in the past years. While offering support and advice in all areas of prevention of torture and ill-treatment, a specific focus has been the strengthening of preventive monitoring mechanisms. In 2013, team members specifically participated in a BIMTwinning project on the prevention of excessive force by the Turkish police, together with experts from the Austrian and Ger- man police. Moreover, on the national level BIM coordinates two of the regional visiting Commissions carrying out the mandate of the NPM for the Austrian Ombuds Institution.

Main Projects 2013

Atlas of Torture (2010-2013)

The principal project was the conclusion of the Atlas of Torture – Monitoring and Preventing Torture Worldwide – Building Upon the Work of the UN Special Rapporteur financed by the European Union, the Governments of Norway and the Principality of Liech- tenstein, which started in 2010. The project assisted four selected countries visited by Manfred Nowak as UN Spe- cial Rapporteur and his team from 2004 to 2010 in the implementation of his recommendations: Paraguay, Mol- dova, Uruguay and Togo. The project team carried out assessment missions, and organised multi-stakeholder conferences identifying the systemic factors contributing to torture and ill-treatment in the respective country, as well as recommendations for their eradication. In cooperation with a local civil society focal point, workshops, seminars, and trainings with State representatives and civil society were organised which focus inter alia on the strengthening of preventive monitoring mechanisms, of prompt and effective investigations into torture cases, and access to justice and the rights of detainees. The project concluded in December 2013 with the publication of country reports and a final comparative report analysing the project impact and the lessons learned during the project implementation. The project has significantly contributed to the prevention of torture in the target countries, notably by assisting in the establishment of NPMs, consulting on essential legal reforms, strengthening the capacities of State and non-state actors on monitoring of places of detention and empowering prisoners on claiming their rights. www.atlas-of-torture.org

10 Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe (ART-IP) The ART-IP project focused on the elaboration of training and teaching materials, especially e-learning, based on the Istanbul Protocol, regarding the documentation and the detection of physical and psychological evidence of torture and ill-treatment. The training material consists of a set of audio- visual and textual materials explaining the medical, psychological and legal components of the Istan- bul Protocol. The e-learning tools for trainers and trainees are displayed on the project’s website. www.istanbulprotocol.info.

Important Events 2013

Validation Workshop on the Draft Organic Law of the National Human Rights Commission of Togo Lomé, Togo, 19 June 2013 Conference on Prison Litigation and Presentation of the Handbook ‘Defenderse desde la Carcel’ Montevideo, Uruguay, 26 June 2013 Workshop on the Methodology of Preventive Visits to Places of Detention Lomé, Togo, 24-26 September 2013

Selected Publications 2013

Birk, Moritz/Crittin, Tiphanie/Lober, Johanna/Schüchner, Andrea Atlas of Torture – Final Comparative Report, Atlas of Torture, December 2013. Birk, Moritz/Crittin, Tiphanie/Lober, Johanna Manuel d’Observation des Droits Humains dans les Lieux de Détention, Atlas of Torture, September 2013 Krisper, Stephanie Stopp aller Abschiebungen in menschenrechtswidrige Zustände im Zusammenhang mit der Dublin II-Verordnung, juridikum – Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft 2/2013, Vienna 2013, pp. 191-196 Lober, Johanna Die Umsetzung des Fakultativprotokolls zur UN-Konvention gegen Folter – Erste institutionelle Trends in Europa, In: Heiner Bielefeldt et al [ed.]: Jahrbuch Menschenrechte 2012/2013, Vienna: Böhlau 2013, pp. 366-388.

In recent years, four topics continue to dominate the “development cooperation and business“ dis- course as viewed from a human rights perspective: the economic crisis and its impact on economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights); the follow-up process to the UN Guidelines on the human rights responsibility of companies by John Ruggie; the Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) debate; and the adoption of an individual complaint procedure (Optional Protocol) on the Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In addition, the rights of persons with disabilities as a topic in development Co-operation remained a primary focus of the team’s work.

11 The Economic Crisis The Economic Crisis and its negative impact on ESC rights continue to be of grave concern on a global scale. The UN and the Council of Europe institutions emphasized the need for maintaining a functioning social network while responding to national situations of austerity. The Council of Europe Com- missioner for Human Rights suggests a twelve-point agenda for safeguarding human rights, such as conducting systematic human rights and equality impact assessments before and after crisis-response policies are adopted. On the UN level, the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt and Other Related International Financial Obligations of States on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights critically examined the impact of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund stabilisation programme on economic, social and cultural rights and noted that „high external debt burdens and dependency on foreign assistance can constitute obstacles to efforts by States parties to comply with their human rights treaty obligations, particularly those relating to economic, social and cultural rights.”

Ruggie Follow Up Prozess The human rights responsibilities of companies were further analysed in the follow-up to and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles – „Respect, Protect, Remedy“ – of the UN Representative on Human Rights and Business, John Ruggie. On the UN level, a working group of internationally renowned experts continued John Ruggie’s work. The human rights and business team at BIM conducted a pilot research project on the third pillar of the UN Principles („Access to Remedy“) and has started with a more in-depth follow-up project on the same issue. This research focuses on complaint mechanisms established by companies and multi-stakeholder initiatives to give victims of human rights violations by companies the right to an effective remedy. In addition, a comprehensive dissertation project analyses State and corporate human rights responsibilities of national development and export credit agencies. In this context it equally assesses to which extent the acknowledgement of their corporate obligations may strengthen human rights respect in their business conduct.

Post MDGs The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concentrated on the needs of the poorest persons in the world by fulfilling measurable targets until 2015. Now, the core issues for the development of a Post MDGs agenda refer to globally valid objectives while taking into account local contexts, indicators for their achievement, and how affected groups can be supported from the perspective of a human rights approach. This issue was also one of the three central themes of the Vienna+20 Conference in June 2013 which emphasized that a human rights approach to the Post-2015 Development Agenda is crucial for its realization. This approach was supported by 17 UN special procedures that issued a statement calling for equality as a stand-alone principle and the strengthening of accountability mechanisms to fully implement the agenda. The team contributes to the Post-MDGs debate through the research project GLOBAL VALUE – Assessing the Impacts of Multinational Corporations on GLOBAL Development and VALUE Creation – bridging the two core team topics of development and business in relation to human rights. The primary objective of the project is to establish an innovative framework for assessing impacts of multinational corporations on issues related to the MDGs.

Optional Protocol to the Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The adoption by Uruguay of the Optional Protocol to the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cul- tural Rights paved the way for a complaint procedure for individuals who claim that their human rights have been violated. They can now appeal to the United Nations after having exhausted all domestic remedies. The complaint procedure entered into force on May 5, 2013. Austria, like the majority of Western European States, has not ratified the Optional Protocol (yet).

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the most important international legal instrument for persons with disabilities. With Article 32 of the UNCRPD a provision of its own is dedicated to development cooperation. Development programmes must actively support 12 the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities and assure overall inclusion. Furthermore the requirement for the inclusion of civil society organisations and especially of Disabled People’s Organi- sations is explicitly mentioned. The implementation of the UNCRPD sets a considerable challenge for development agencies and organisations. In 2013, major tasks of the team for the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) included consultations in the field of human rights with an emphasis on gender mainstreaming, rights of the child and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation. The handbook Persons with Disabilities – Inclusion as a Human Right was elaborated and will be published in 2014, as well as the focus documents Children as partner in the Austrian Development Cooperation and Women, gender and armed conflicts. Furthermore, the background document Realising Human Rights of Women Universally: Tackling the Implementation Gap for the international Human Rights Conference Vienna+20: Advan- cing the Protection of Human Rights and papers in the fields of peace building and conflict prevention and on the Nexus Energy-Food-Water were drafted.

Main Projects 2013

Extrajudicial Complaints: Striking a Balance between Business and Human Rights Interests? (2013-2015) In case of corporate human rights violations judicial remedies have proved to be complicated, cost- and time-consuming and often unsatisfactory for both parties involved. Financed by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), this project explores the potential role of out-of-court mechanisms in conflict resolution between business and human rights interests. A number of multinational companies have already established such non-judicial means for complaint management and resolution – a step which the former UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie, considered a crucial element of the corporate duty to respect human rights. The project compares selected company mechanisms to renowned international instruments like those of the World Bank as well as multi- stakeholder initiatives such as the Fair Labor Association. It builds on the findings of a previous project which has delivered a set of model features for successful, human rights-compatible extrajudicial complaint mechanisms. These will be refined in practical terms by extensive case study analysis combined with interviews with selected experts and practitioners. Eventually, the project will provide best practice criteria for setting up new mechanisms and specific recommendations for improving those instruments already in place.

Access to Specialised Victim Support Services for Women with Disabilities Who Have Experienced Violence (2013-2015) This cross-cutting project financed by the Daphne III Programme of the European Union is jointly implemented by the BIM teams Women’s Rights, Child Rights, Human Trafficking and Develop- ment Cooperation and Business as well as Austrian and European partners. It aims to examine if women with disabilities, who have experienced violence, have access to specialized victim support services on an equal basis with non-disabled women. Another specific goal is the development and strengthening of cooperation and communication among specialised victim support services and copyright: www.ninlil.at Disabled People’s Organisations. Summaries of the project outco mes will be made available in barrier free formats.

13 Important Events 2013

Company Coaching – Business and Human Rights Workshop by Karin Lukas for member companies of the Austrian, German and Swiss Global Compact Networks, Konstanz, 17 April 2013 Designing Mechanisms of Collective Redress: Lessons from the Council of Europe Presentation by Karin Lukas during the Jean Monnet Conference “One for all and all for one? The role of collective actors in enforcing European Law”, Berlin, Hertie School of Governance Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop by Astrid Steinkellner for students of the Master programs “Human Rights” and “Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht” at the Danube University Krems, 04 March 2013, Human Rights and Business / Corporate Social Responsibility Lecture and Workshop by Barbara Linder and Astrid Steinkellner for students of the Master Pro- gramme in Human Rights, University of Vienna, 05 June 2013

Selected Publications 2013

Lukas, Karin Labour Rights and Global Production, NWV, 2013 Lukas, Karin/Steinkellner, Astrid/Linder, Barbara The Right to Remedy – Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms for Resolving Conflicts of Interest between Business Actors and Those Affected by their Operations, April 2013 Planitzer, Julia/Sprenger, Claudia First National Project Report Austria. “Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence“. April 2013

Over the last two years EU external human rights policy in general has been marked by an intensified effort to arrive at a more coherent and all-encompassing approach. 2012 had seen the adoption of a Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy with a corresponding Action Plan (setting out 97 actions that the EU will implement by 31 December 2014) as well as the appointment of the EU Special Representative on Human Rights, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis. In June 2013 the Council adopted new EU Guidelines on freedom of religion or belief1 and on the enjoyment of human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons2 . The new Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 adopted in December 2013 foresees that EU external instruments will take greater account of human rights, democracy and good governance. Particularly within the EU’s enlargement policy and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the promotion of democracy, human rights and rule of law has become increasingly significant and is likely to grow in prominence. As for enlargement, this is reflected in regular reviews of the EU pre-accession strategy over the last years leading to a stricter scrutiny of the new Member State Croatia as well as the present candidate and potential candidate states3 as to their compliance with human rights and democratic standards.

1 EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, available at: https://www.consilium.europa. eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/137585.pdf 2 Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons, available at: http://www.consilium. europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/137584.pdf 3 As of 1 March 2014, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are candidate countries and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (under UN Security Resolution 1244) potential candidate countries. 14 Croatia, having been the first country to negotiate on the newly defined chapter 23 “Judiciary and fundamental rights”, joined the EU on 1 July 2013. Chapter 23 had been crucial for Croatia’s entire 10-year accession process and was given particular attention in the run-up to the accession date, with many reforms being implemented or launched. Also, the transition assistance foreseen in the Acces- sion Treaty for the first year of membership will continue to place special focus on this key area. Montenegro is the first country following the new approach of starting the negotiations with chapters 23 and 24 (“Justice, Freedom & Security”) and closing them last, thus treating these most challenging chapters with even more attention. After adoption of pertinent action plans by the Montenegrin government in 2013, negotiations on these chapters were opened in December. The BIM is closely following Montenegro’s reform processes. For Serbia’s accession process, 2013 has been a historic year, with the ‘First agreement of principles governing the normalisation of relations’ concluded with Kosovo in April paving the way for the Council’s decision in June to open accession negotiations. The first Intergovernmental Conference EU-Serbia, representing the actual beginning of negotiations, took place on 21 January 2014. Key challenges stated in the 2013 European Commission (EC) Progress Report include rule of law, media freedom, anti-discrimination and protection of minorities. The improvement of relations with Kosovo forms a special item in Serbia’s Negotiating Framework and will continue to be of particular importance for both countries on their respective EU paths. The relationship between Turkey and the EU has been strained in 2013 by the events surrounding Gezi Park, the ensuing wave of protest across the country and the reaction by the police and the Tur- kish government. Despite the new Positive Agenda launched by Turkey and the EC in 2012 in order to revive the stagnating accession process and despite reforms being carried out in 2013 (in particular through the 4th Judicial Reform Package addressing also a number of human rights issues), serious concerns persist and hamper Turkey’s accession process. These relate in particular to excessive use of force by the police, restrictions to freedom of expression and of the media, infringement of freedom of assembly. EU reactions to the violent events taking place in May and June were mixed, from can- celling meetings and thus intermitting communication to advocating an even closer dialogue with Tur- key on human rights. The EC in its 2013 Progress Report also underlined the importance of an enhanced engagement on fundamental rights and of setting the route for opening negotiations on Chapter 23. It remains to be seen, though, if accession negotiations can regain momentum in 2014, which, with local and presidential elections, will be a politically significant year forTurkey. Looking at the Neighbourhood region, many countries continued to be faced with difficult challenges in 2013, through conflict situations, political instability and/or socio-economic problems.These ranged from the on-going conflict in Syria and its spill-over effects over the political developments in Egypt in July to the dramatic events having taken place in Ukraine since the end of 2013. Still – or even more so – the EU kept up its ENP engagement and continued to support reforms, with special focus being given to democratisation processes, institution-building and civil society promotion. In Morocco, for which the EC had launched a specific programme for the protection and promotion of human rights in 2012, important steps have been taken in the area of equality and anti-discrimination, yet further efforts in implementing the new Constitution of 2011 and creating the foreseen authorities are deemed necessary.

The Role of BIM Twinning Projects in EU Approximation Also in 2013 the main focus of the team’s work lay on the implementation of Twinning projects as one of the key instruments for acquis approximation and institution building in enlargement policy and the ENP. The highly successful project on anti-discrimination in Croatia with the Ombudsperson Office was completed only shortly before Croatia’s joining the Union in July 2013 and received commensurate attention. Not only had the last Monitoring Report of March 2013 contained a specific passage on the Ombudsperson’s work and on anti-discrimination and given a generally positive assessment, but also did the new Ombudswoman Lora Vidović repeatedly stress the very good cooperation with the BIM and the benefits of the project.

15 2013 brought the opportunity for the BIM to continue its Twinning activities in the field of equal treatment by extending its engagement to Kosovo. The two-year project “Fight against Homophobia and Transphobia”, to be launched in April 2014, will focus on a wide spectrum of awareness-raising and training activities across the public sector in order to enhance effective protection against discrimination. The developments in Turkey have not diminished BIM’s involvement in human rights related projects in the country in 2013. The Gezi Park protests and the violent reactions by the Turkish police began only shortly after the crucial training phase of the two-years police project on the prevention of disproportionate use of force had started. This concurrence and the discussions accompanying the project until – and beyond – its completion in August 2013 demonstrated once more the importance of professional and human rights compliant policing for the protection and promotion of freedom of opinion and freedom of assembly as fundamental democratic rights. Also, the BIM contributed in 2013 to projects in the Turkish justice sector, supporting the installation of a Human Rights Unit within the Justice Aca- demy as well as the improvement of relations between the judiciary and the media. In 2013, the team has also taken further steps towards intensifying BIM activities in the ENP region and, in particular, has been successful in applying for a project with the Moroccan Interministerial Delegation on Human Rights. To be implemented in a consortium with Spanish and French partners from autumn 2014 onwards, this project will support the Delegation in carrying out its mandate of mainstreaming human rights in government policies and administrative practice.

Fundamental Rights Agency Looking at EU internal human rights policy and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), 2013 saw the adoption of the new Multi-annual Framework 2013-2017, determining the thematic areas of the agency‘s work. Since 2012 Manfred Nowak holds the position as Austrian member of the Agency’s Management Board and Vice President of the Executive Board and continues to be assisted in these functions by a team member. Bridging the external and the internal dimensions of EU human rights policy and ensuring consistency continue to be major issues for EU institutions and will be dealt with by the BIM and its partners in the four-year Research Framework Programme project „Fostering Human Rights Among European (Exter- nal and Internal) Policies“ which started in 2013. The team contributes to research activities on EU enlargement as well as the FRA.

Events Series of the Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context” The Human Rights Talks Series has been successfully continued in 2013, with eight panel discussions covering a broad range of “hot” human rights issues throughout the year. Equally successful, the event series Cinema and Human Rights was carried on with in total six screenings and discussions in June and November/December 2013 in cooperation with the film festival “this human world”. In addition, a panel discussion on the EU’s refugee policy was held in cooperation with the Platform on European Integration Research and the Platform on Migration and Integration Research.

Main Projects 2013

Twinning Croatia: Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-Discrimination Protection (2011-2013) Having been implemented in close cooperation with the BIM’s anti-discrimination team, this project supported the Croatian Office of the Ombudsman as the central body responsible for combating discrimination as well as the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities.The project was successfully completed in June 2013, with the presentation of the two core publications at a high rank event at the Croatian Parliament (see below.)

16 Twinning Turkey: Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force (2011-2013) This project tackled four aspects of policing relevant for preventing disproportionate use of force: the legal framework, the organisational framework, tactics and equipment standards as well as training routines in the fields of daily police routine, crowd control and rapid intervention.After having taken a leading role in the analysis of pertinent Turkish laws, regulations and national as well as jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and in the elaboration of recommendations to both the police and the legislator, the BIM contributed to the training activities of the project in 2013.

Important Events 2013

Kick-off for Trainings in the Twinning Project “Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force“ Start of a comprehensive train the trainer programme implemented by the Turkish National Police together with experts from the Austrian Security Academy, the German Federal Criminal Police Office, the Police Academy of Hessen and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 6 May 2013, Ankara Effective System of Combating Discrimination on the Regional and Local Level through the Presence of the Ombudswoman Series of round table events in order to support the outreach work of the Office of the Ombudswoman, with inputs by Barbara Liegl and Katrin Wladasch on how the cooperation between equality bodies and civil society organizations can promote access to justice for disadvantaged groups. 8 May 2013, Pula; 10 May 2013, Rijeka; 3 June 2013, Split; 4 June 2013, Osijek

Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-Discrimination Protection Final event of the Twinning project with the Croatian Office of the Ombudswoman and the Croatian Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities, entailing speeches by Hannes Tretter and Barbara Liegl and the presentation of the two main publications, “Gui- delines on detecting cases of discrimination” and “Hand- A. Ikić-Böhm, Austrian Ambassador, L. Vidović, Ombudswoman, N. Stazić, Vice-President of the book on collecting equality data”, Zagreb,10 June 2013 Croatian Parliament, B. Sočanac, Head of the Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities, H. Tretter

Selected Publications 2013

Manolakos, Theodora/Mayrhofer, Monika Kako prikupljati podatke o jednakosti? Praktičan vodič za tijela javne vlasti i institucije (Hand- book on how to collect equality data targeting public institutions, regional and local units of self-government which collect equality data). Zagreb, 2013. Zimmer, Wolfgang Smjernice za prepoznavanje slučajeva diskriminacije (Guidelines for detecting cases of discrimination). Zagreb, 2013

17 The Right to Asylum The right to asylum is a central human right – a “right to have rights”. However, asylum seekers face major obstacles in accessing the so called “Fortress Europe” and – once they have arrived on Euro- pean territories – often discrimination. At EU level, in 2013 finally ‘recasts’ oft EU asylum instruments were adopted with a view to achieve a Common European Asylum System. Originally, the adoption was intended for 2010. Council and Euro- pean Parliament encountered difficulties in reaching consensus on enhanced asylum standards which in certain areas led to a watering down of standards and sometimes even problematic outcomes from a human rights point of view, e.g. the inclusion of detailed standards on detention of asylum seekers allowing even the detention of children or other vulnerable groups. In October 2013, the death of more than 300 migrants in the Mediterranean who wanted to reach Europe by boat, led to an outcry among stakeholders and in the media. Safe legal channels to Europe for asylum seekers were demanded. Nevertheless, the response of the European Council focused on the need to combat and prevent irregular migration. Also in 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) contributed with some important judgments to the development of the European Asylum System in accordance with fundamental rights, e.g. stating that in the case of unaccompanied minors the State in which the child is present is responsible for an asylum procedure under the Dublin Regulation. In Austria, the resettlement of 500 Syrian refugees was decided; however by the end of 2013 only a small fraction had arrived. It was also criticized that the number of 500 refugees – given the large resettlement needs and more than 2 million Syrian refugees hosted in their region of origin – was too small. In its Concluding Observations on Austria, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights once more criticized the situation of asylum seekers, “who receive inadequate social benefits, live in poor housing conditions, and only have access to employment in certain activities during the first three months of their asylum proceedings”; it also criticized that even though asylum-seekers below 25 are since 2013 allowed to obtain work permits for vocational training in areas where there is a shortage of trainees, “there is limited choice for asylum-seekers to select their profession” and that “when places are available, preference is given to Austrians or third country nationals who are already integrated into the Austrian labour market”. In 2013, an initiative for a human asylum policy (‘Initiative gegen Unmenschlichkeit’) was launched and signed by more than 30,000 persons; the petition was handed over to the Parliament to initiate steps towards a more humane asylum policy in Austria. Following the refugee protests initiated in winter 2012, the BIM issued a number of expert opinions on the demands of the refugee movement in the course of the year. Furthermore, the discussion about quality standards for the basic care of asylum seekers remained an important topic.

The Right to Non-Discrimination A survey published by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in 2013 showed that almost half of the respondents from Austria (which equals the EU average) said that they had personally experienced discrimination or harassment on the ground of sexual orientation in the year preceding the survey. 90 percent of those that had experienced discrimination did not report the incident. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has reiterated its recommendation to Austrian authorities to ameliorate the response of the criminal justice system and of the police to allegations of racist or racially discriminatory behaviour on the part of the police and to establish an independent body with powers to investigate individual complaints of human rights violations on the 18 part of the police, including acts of racism and racial discrimination. Access to justice for various disadvantaged groups still has to be improved. In June 2013, legislative provisions protecting various disadvantaged groups against discrimination were amended. However, the hierarchical ranking of grounds of discrimination which leaves religion, belief, age and sexual orientation unprotected outside employment has still not been eliminated. The work programme of the Austrian government for 2013 to 2018 does not contain any hints that the legal provisions perpetuating unequal treatment will be abolished in the coming years. Two court decisions having an impact on Austrian legislation are worth mentioning: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment against Austria which assesses the prohibition for same-sex couples to adopt step-children as unconstitutional, which resulted in new legal provisions at least allowing for step-child adoption. And the Supreme Court determined that the ground of ethnic belonging does not depend on the existence of actual differences, but that it is sufficient for an act to be determined as discriminatory when a person is perceived as belonging to a certain ethnic group.

Climate Change and Migration In April 2013, the European Commission published the Commission Staff Working Document (CSWD) on Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration, an internal document, accompanying the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change. The CSWD is the result of the European Commission’s initiative to launch a debate on the interconnections between climate change, environmental degradation and migration and to present potential EU policy responses of relevance for this topic. This document should serve as a starting point for a discussion on the topic of environment- related migration with Member States and to eventually develop a policy in this field. The need to take the role of environmental factors in migration into consideration was also acknow- ledged at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration in Development, taking place in New York in Octo- ber 2013. Both developments, the CSWD and the High-Level Dialogue, suggest that policy initiatives concerning migration and climate change will be advanced rather in the fields of development cooperation and humanitarian aid than in the areas of migration and asylum law and policy.

Main Projects 2013

Making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a Living Instrument (CFREU) (2013-2014) The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFREU) guarantees the protection and promotion of more basic human rights than any other Charter or Convention has done before. How- ever, its concrete implications and relevance for national legislation, jurisdiction and legal practice will have to be established over the coming years. Making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a Living Instrument aims at raising awareness for and knowledge about the CFREU with a focus on social rights among legal professionals, trade unions, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders. The activities supporting the achievement of these aims encompass the development of a European Trai- ning Manual targeting legal professionals (esp. judges and attorneys) in order to further their skills of applying the CFREU within the national context and the drafting of Guidelines addressing NGOs and trade unions for raising their awareness about the added value of the CFREU in their daily work. These materials will be tested in trainings, seminars and round tables so that at the end of the project they will be tailored to the needs of the relevant stakeholders and support them in making the CFREU a living instrument throughout the EU Member States.

19 Climate-Related Migration and the Need for New Normative and Institutional Frameworks (ClimMig) (2011-2013) Existing frameworks are deemed to be inadequate as they provide no appropriate status for affected persons – concerning both “forced migration” as well as migration as an adaption strategy. Relating to both aspects, ClimMig identified gaps in international legal, normative and institutional frameworks and gave an overview of the role of the EU and Austria with regard to selected case study countries. The research team carried out six case studies (Albania, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nica- ragua, Samoa). In this context, comprehensive research was undertaken and expert interviews were conducted in Brussels and in Vienna. Three articles were submitted for publication to peer-reviewed journals. The project was concluded by the end of June 2013.

Fostering Human Rights among European (External and Internal) Policies (FRAME) (2013-2017) FRAME is a multi-disciplinary, four-year FP7 research project carried out by a consortium of 19 academic partners from the EU and from other continents. As the Lisbon Treaty has made the respect and promotion of human rights a core value and objective for all the EU’s actions and policies, FRAME aims at elaborating how the EU’s internal and external policies can contribute to the promotion of human rights. The team focuses on the project work package Protection of Human Rights: Institutions and Instruments, which started with a comprehensive mapping of current human rights protection systems at the national, EU/regional and international levels. A first report provided an overview of key institutions, their objectives and human rights instruments. Attention was also given to the interaction between these institutions with a special focus on the place of the EU in this network. The report provides a basis for an in-depth analysis of gaps, interactions, tensions and contradictions with regard to the international human rights protection systems.

Important Events 2013

Human Rights Talk Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt für Asylsuchende? This Human Rights Talk discussed the difficult access of asylum seekers to the Austrian labour market. Vienna, 7 March 2013 Ö1 radio broadcast “Von Tag zu Tag” on Climate Change and Migration 10 October 2013 Wanted?!: Eine Gemeinsame Europäische Asylpolitik Conference organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the Renner Institute, Vienna, 14-15 November 2013 Opfer von Gewalt als Asylsuchende in Österreich This Human Rights Talk discussed the situation of victims of violence in the Austrian asylum procedure. This event also served to present the results of a research project of the BIM together with Hemayat. 19 November 2013

Selected Publications 2013

Buchinger, Kerstin/Liegl, Barbara/Steinkellner, Astrid European human rights case law and the rights of homosexuals, foreigners and immigrants in Austria. In: Domesticating the European Court of Human Rights: Implementation, legal mobilization and policy change. Ed. by Dia Anagnostou. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013, 97-121. Ammer, Margit/Kronsteiner, Ruth/Schaffler, Yvonne/Kurz, Barbara/Kremla, Marion Krieg und Folter im Asylverfahren: Eine psychotherapeutische und juristische Studie“, Vienna: Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag 2013. 20 Ammer, Margit/Busch, Brigitta/Dorn, Nora/Rienzner, Martina/Santner-Wolfartsberger, Anita/Schicho, Walter/Seidlhofer, Barbara/Spitzl, Karlheinz Ein umstrittenes Beweismittel. Sprachanalyse als Instrument der Herkunftsbestimmung in Asylverfahren. In: juridikum 3/2013, Vienna: Verlag Österreich, S. 281-297. Mayrhofer, Monika Frauenrechte sind Menschenrechte sind Frauenrechte. In: Mesner, Maria/Niederkofler, Heidi (Hrsg.): Johanna Dohnal: Ein politisches Lesebuch. Wien: Mandelbaum-Verlag 2013, S. 225-243.

Violence against Women with Disabilities Disabled women are significantly more likely to experience violence than non-disabled women and encounter barriers to accessing mainstream victim support services which prevent them from reporting the acts and getting the protection they need. These issues have been recognized as a priority by the monitoring committees of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women (CEDAW). In 2013, the BIM started an EU-Daphne-project on the accessibility of specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. Main outcomes of the project will be made available in sign video language and easy language. Another specific aspiration is the collaboration of researchers with disabilities together with non-disabled researchers in the project team as well as in the Advisory Board of the project.

Women, Peace and Security In 2013, the General Recommendation No. 30 on “women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations” was adopted by the CEDAW Committee. The General Recommendation makes clear that the CEDAW applies in all forms of conflict and post-conflict settings and addresses crucial issues women face in these settings, including violence and challenges in access to justice and education, employment and health. It gives specific guidance on States parties’ obligations of due diligence in respect of crimes against women by non-State actors. It reinforces the critical role of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and reconstruction processes. BIM has already worked for several years in the area of “women, peace and security” and is member of the civil society networking group “friends of 1325”, advocating the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1325 in Austria. Moreover, BIM offers advisory services to the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in promoting issues dealing with protection, participation and empowerment of women and girls especially in post-conflict situations. Currently BIM is adapting the ADA focus paper: Women, Gender and Armed Conflict.

Human Rights of Children 2013 has been a particularly productive year in terms of guidance for interpretation of international child rights standards. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, monitoring the UN Child Rights Convention (CRC), has published not less than four General Comments – essential instruments for assessing implementation of the CRC in practice: the documents relate to key rights and principles, such as the child’s right to health, the right to play, State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights and on the cornerstone of children’s rights, the best interests of the child principle. Moreover, advocacy intensified in relation to the new Third Optional Protocol, which will allow the Committee to hear individual complaints and initiate an enquiry procedure. Germany ratified the Pro- tocol in February, followed by several other EU Member States; Austria, however, despite among the

21 first to sign, did not yet follow-up on this step so far; it is expected for the Protocol to enter into force in 2014. On the European level the “Lanzarote Committee”, i.e. the Committee of the Parties to the 2007 Coun- cil of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse launched its first monitoring round, focusing on “abuse of children in the circle of trust”.The situation of Roma girls made headlines following reports on a girl in Greece apparently not living with her parents, which led to serious negative repercussions for Roma communities including cases of ethnic profiling and wrongful removal of children from their parents. Linking child trafficking to Roma communities became a matter of controversy in Austria during the year; BIM started to address this issue with a new project that started in mid-2013.

Protection of Victims of Trafficking Following earlier projects in this area, trafficking for labour exploitation remained a key topic of research for BIM. Together with the Business and Human Rights Team, various activities addressed labour exploitation specifically in Austria’s construction sector. A current project analyses the potential role of Corporate Social Responsibility as an instrument to prevent trafficking in human beings. BIM aims at raising awareness among companies of the construction sector by for instance the development of a guide for companies. Besides that, Julia Planitzer presented the main findings of this project at several conferences on labour exploitation and represents BIM in the working group on labour exploitation of the Austrian inter-institutional Task Force against Human Trafficking. At the beginning of 2013, Helmut Sax became elected Second Vice-President of GRETA, the Council of Europe’s treaty body monitoring the implementation of the CoE Anti-trafficking Convention. At the end of the year, GRETA has finalised more than 20 country evaluations (see: www.coe.int/trafficking) and started preparations for the second four-year cycle of evaluations. Identification and targeted assistance for trafficking victims remained among the key challenges for governments; GRETA also engaged in exchange of views on further cooperation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking.

Main Projects 2013

Assistance and Reintegration for Child Victims of Trafficking (2011-2013) The project was successfully concluded with a final conference in Sofia in March 2013, following the publication of a Handbook, which also includes a compilation prepared by BIM of good practices on assistance and (re)integration of former victims of child trafficking.Among the key messages has been that none of the six partner countries of the project (Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Italy and Austria) could prove to have established a comprehensive mechanism to care for these children, but there is enough evidence from state practice to show what is necessary for its successful implementation. Furthermore, the project calls for increased cross-border cooperation among child and youth welfare authorities.

Ending Violence in Child Custody (2011-2013) This project led by the Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) aimed at identifying perceptions and experiences of violence of young people while in custody, through participatory research, involving directly – in the Austrian case – inmates of the main juvenile detention centre in Gerasdorf (Lower Austria) and juvenile remand prisoners in Wien- Josefstadt. With the support of the Ministry of Justice, the prison administration and the institutions involved a series of peer interviews was conducted at these two sites, leading to recommendations, such as reducing numbers of inmates per remand prison cells, ensure sufficient opportunity to engage in activities such as skills training, sports and develop further means of communication, feedback and complaint between prisoners and staff. Although the project ended early in 2013, it made headlines in 22 July following media attention in relation to a case of sexual abuse among inmates in Vienna remand prison. The Minister of Justice, then, set up a task force to develop proposals for alternatives especially to pre-trial detention.

New Projects on Child Trafficking and Child Protection In mid-2013 two new projects started in our team, the first dealing with the situation of Roma children in the context of trafficking. Led by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), and involving partners from six countries (Belgium, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Austria), the project will analyse the situation of Roma children at risk of possible involvement of trafficking; one main goal relates to overcome stereotypical considerations, however, as in public debate these issues are often linked directly; the project therefore will also engage directly with Roma communities as essential partners in efforts to protect children’s rights. The second project concerns child protection in international development cooperation: here, BIM acts as junior partner to the Berlin-based Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI), following a successful application under a tender issued by the German Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation. The project will result in a major study on the current status quo of German development cooperation in relation to child protection and relevant trends to be taken into account for future engagement of German development co-operation. In a similar development, BIM has produced in 2013 a new version of the Focus Paper “Children as partners to the Austrian Development Cooperation”, commissioned and in cooperation with the Aust- rian Development Agency.

Facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field of Human Trafficking This project aims at tailoring the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‚Ruggie-Guidelines‘) to the context of Human Trafficking. The seven implementing project partners adapt the guidelines to the needs of three different sectors: agriculture, construction and the hospitality sector. In Austria, the BIM analyses the construction sector. BIM conducted a mapping of the sector that includes a legal analysis and relevant risk factors and current initiatives of construction-companies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility. Based on this as well as on interviews with relevant stakeholders, a practical sector specific guide has been elaborated.The guide („Sustainable Construction – Fair working conditions in the building sector“) should support corporations to apply Corporate Social Responsi- bility for the prevention of human trafficking and will be presented to companies in spring 2014. The guide will visualise which practical measures companies can take in order to guarantee fairer working conditions for all.

Important Events 2013

Presentation of NGO Shadow Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 12 February 2013, Geneva. Julia Planitzer represented BIM in the Austrian NGO-network ‘Women’s Rights Now’. The network elaborated a shadow report complementing Austria’s CEDAW country report. Together with a further representative of Women’s Rights Now, Julia Planitzer presented the main findings of the shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Gender Mainstreaming – Empty Phrase or Efficient Instrument for Reaching Gender Equality, 23 April 2013, Vienna. Sabine Mandl discussed with experts on gender, diversity, men‘s studies and development cooperation about a common understanding of gender mainstreaming.

23 “Children’s Rights Research: From Theory to Practice” 24/25 September 2013, Madrid As a coordinator of the Vienna University Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context”, BIM also participates in the Child Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN), a recent platform of 37 academic partners on child rights matters, ranging from research methodologies to substantive areas of child rights protection. CREAN organised a first European Conference dealing specifically with child participatory approaches in research, methodological and ethical issues; Helmut Sax acted as Rapporteur of the proceedings under the topic “Child participation in research”.

Selected Publications 2013

Nowak, Manfred/Planitzer, Julia Trafficking in Human Beings Amounting to Torture and other Forms of Ill-treatment– Legal Analysis. In: OSCE, Occasional Paper Series No.5. – Trafficking in Human Beings Amounting to Tor- ture and other Forms of Ill-Treatment. OSCE, 2013. Nowak, Manfred/Sax, Helmut/Weichselbaum, Barbara Kinderhandel in Österreich – aktuelle öffentlich-rechtliche Fragestellungen zu Kooperation und Opferschutz [Child Trafficking in Austria – current Issues of Cooperation and Victims Protec- tion], 3-25. In: Ecpat Austria (ed.), ACTnow, Anti-Child-Trafficking, lexisnexis, 2013. Planitzer, Julia/Sprenger, Claudia/Mandl, Sabine Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. Austrian National Report, 2013 http://women-disabilities-violence.humanrights.at/ sites/default/files/reports/ws_1_country_report_austria.pdf Helmut Sax (with contributions by Barbara Unterlerchner) Jugendliche im Strafvollzug – Gewalterfahrungen und Möglichkeiten der Veränderung aus Per- spektive der Betroffenen – Zusammenfassende Ergebnisse: Österreich. Wien 2013. Helmut Sax Good practices in Child Trafficking: In Center for the Study of Democracy (ed.), Handbook on assisting and reintegrating children victims of trafficking: promotion and evaluation of best practices in source and destination countries, Sofia 2013, 105-117.

At the core of the Human Rights Education team at the BIM is the administration of polis – The Aus- trian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools, a project under contract to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture. Current international guidelines for the work of polis are the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (2011) as well as the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education. polis is responsible for the mainstreaming and promotion of both documents in the national context. The centre works primarily on the national level, main target groups are teachers and other educational multipliers. In 2013, the main challenges were the promotion of competence-oriented teaching in the field of Citizenship Education and the involvement in flagship projects of theAustrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture from the perspective of Citizenship Education (quality management, reading promotion, competence-oriented school leaving examination, pre-scientific paper, reorganisation of the vocational training for teachers in Austria). polis contributes to these processes and establishes connections to educational practice in schools. 24 Many other activities of BIM in the field of human rights education and training are implemented with joint resources of different teams, e.g. the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democra- tisation (E.MA), the Vienna Master of Arts in Human Rights, the lecture series Human Rights in Europe within the Curriculum of European Studies at the University of Vienna, or the Fundamental Rights Trai- nings for Austrian Judgeship Trainees.

Main Projects 2013

Development Plan: Democratic School SQA (Schulqualität Allgemeinbildung) is an initiative of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture with the aim to assure the pedagogical quality of the general educational system in Austria. Each school has to develop two different development plans during this process (one of the plans is obligatory and one can be chosen from a variety of themes). polis supports this process with a showcase development plan for democratic school governance. This plan can give guidance to schools which want to foster school democracy. www.politik-lernen.at/sqa

First Vienna Protest Path The First Vienna Protest Path is a project organised by polis in cooperation with the author Martin Auer. It aims at fostering the understanding and knowledge of youth that a lot of rights and achievements we take for granted nowadays were fought for in history. It illustrates how people organised themselves and how their engagement and commitment still have an impact on how we live today. In 2012 and 2013 twelve stations were inaugurated and a comprehensive booklet gives support to teachers and multipliers in order to prepare their excursions. In 2013, the Protest Path won the Democracy Award of the crowd-funding platform respekt.net. The prize money will be invested in new stations of the protest path. www.protestwanderweg.at

Umuco – Music and Human Rights Since 2013, polis is the human rights education partner of a Swiss project bringing together music and human rights. A small ensemble of the Musicians for Human Rights (musiciansforhumanrights.org) makes music with students from a school in Lucerne (Kantonsschule Reußbühel) in the framework of Lucerne Festival. The compositions take up human rights issues and are presented in a final concert during the Lucerne Easter Festival 2014. The rehearsals started in autumn 2013. The musical activities are enriched and supported by a number of human rights workshops held by polis.

Important Events 2013

Austrian Citizenship Days The Citizenship Days – which are taking place in spring every year throughout Austria– provide a framework for presenting programmes with the support of an extensive line-up of activities in the field of citizenship education inAust - ria. polis is responsible for the overall coordination and organization of the Citizenship Days and also contributes with own activities. 23 April until 9 May 2013 www.aktionstage.politische-bildung.at

25 Project Week Young Ideas for Europe Since 2011, polis has been project partner of this European initiative, which is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation. Young Ideas for Europe motivates young people between the age of 15 and 19 years to actively shape Europe’s political, economic and social future. At the heart of the initiative is a 5-day project week, during which young people debate and develop their ideas for European policy. They do this with guidance from experts from across the political spectrum, as well as with participants in other European countries. On the final day of the project week, the students present and discuss their ideas with a group of high-ranking guests and media representatives. Mödling, 14 to 18 October 2013 www.politik-lernen.at/jugenddenkteuropa General Election 2013 On the occasion of the general election 2013 polis called upon Austrian schools to organize project days with the aim of discussing questions related to politics, democracy and elections and motivating young people to exercise their right to vote: How do politics influence my life? How can I participate? Why should I participate?Are there special interest groups for young people? Which political parties do exist and what do they stand for? Why should I exercise my right to vote? In order to support teachers in preparing project days teaching materials were provided. During the project days polis staff held workshops with apprentices of the Viennese public services. 16 to 20 September 2013

Selected Publications 2013

polis aktuell – the journal for teachers is published nine times a year. Main topics 2013: Nr. 1/2013: Korruption Nr. 2/2013: Mobbing in der Schule Nr. 3/2013: Problembasiertes und Lösungsorientiertes Lernen Nr. 4/2013: Flucht und Migration Nr. 5/2013: Demokratie in der Schule Nr. 6/2013: Recht und Politik Nr. 7/2013: Menschenhandel Nr. 8/2013: Direkte Demokratie Nr. 9/2013: Alternatives Wirtschaften

26 Staff

TEAM OF DIRECTORS

Patricia HLADSCHIK Managing Director Manfred NOWAK LBI Director Fiona STEINERT Managing Director Hannes TRETTER LBI Director

PERMANENT STAFF

HUMAN DIGNITY AND PUBLIC SECURITY

Moritz BIRK Head of Team Combating torture Johanna LOBER Head of Team (until December 2013) Combating torture Tiphanie CRITTIN Combating torture Julia KOZMA Combating torture (since October 2013 on maternal leave) Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ Stephanie KRISPER Coordination of Commission 5 of the Austrian Ombudsman Board, since September 2013 Barbara KURZ since September 2013 on leave of absence Caroline PAAR Coordination of Commission 4 of the Austrian Ombudsman Board, since September 2013 Andrea SCHÜCHNER Combating torture Jörg STIPPEL Combating torture (until October 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND BUSINESS / DIGITAL RIGHTS

Karin LUKAS Head of Team Development Cooperation, Business and Human Rights Christian EDER Digital Rights (from January until June 2013) Barbara LINDER Business and Human Rights, CSR PhD Fellow, college “Empowerment through Human Rights“ (until January 2013) Simona NASTINCOVA Development cooperation (until January 2013) Claudia SPRENGER Development cooperation, Rights of people with disabilities Astrid STEINKELLNER Business and Human Rights, CSR

27 EUROPEAN Neighbourhood and Integration Policy

Susanne FRACZEK Head of Team Heidrun AIGNER Project management Claudia HÜTTNER Project management Marion KIRSCH Project management Anna MÜLLER-FUNK EU Fundamental Rights Agency Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“

ANTIDISCRIMINATION, ASYLUM, MIGRATION

Barbara LIEGL Head of Team (since September 2013) Anti-discrimination Resident Twinning Advisor in Croatia “Establishing a comprehensive System for Anti-discrimination Protection“ (until June 2013) Katrin WLADASCH Head of Team (since October 2013 on maternal leave) Anti-discrimination Margit AMMER Anti-discrimination, Asylum Michael FRAHM Anti-discrimination, Asylum (until September 2013) Monika MAYRHOFER Anti-discrimination Dieter SCHINDLAUER Anti-discrimination (since September 2013)

WOMEN‘S RIGHTS, CHILDREN‘S RIGHTS, TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS

Helmut SAX Head of Team Children‘s rights, Trafficking in Human Beings, Development cooperation Sabine MANDL Women‘s rights Julia PLANITZER Women‘s rights, Trafficking in Human Beings PhD Fellow, college “Empowerment through Human Rights“ (until January 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

Patricia HLADSCHIK Head of Team Zentrum polis Ingrid AUSSERER Zentrum polis Maria HAUPT Zentrum polis Dorothea STEURER Zentrum polis Elisabeth TUREK Zentrum polis

28 ADMINISTRATION, ASSISTANCE, UNIVERSITY LECTURES

Helga BAUMSCHABL Secretariat, COST Action (until April 2013) Margit BRAUN Secretariat Grazyna CZEMRYSZEWSKA Cleaning Katharina ERHART Secretariat, apprentice Vreni HOCKENJOS Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ Sir Peter Ustinov Institute Rainer JANTSCHER IT-Support Petra MACHACEK Library Martin NEUBAUER Administration, accounting Isolde PROMMER Project development Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ Nina RADOVIC Straniak Academy Karl SCHÖNSWETTER Accounting Tanja VOSPERNIK Library (until March 2013) Barbara WEICHSELBAUM Assistant to Prof. Tretter

BOARD AND AUDITORS BIM RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Hannes TRETTER Director Fiona STEINERT Director Andreas LUMMERSTORFER Auditor Jutta ZALUD Auditor

In 2013, the institute has seen the following changes in personnel: With the conclusion of the COST Action The Role of the EU in the Human Rights Reform Helga Baum- schabl left the administrative team and is now working in the administration of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Tanja Vospernik finished her work as the documentarian at the BIM after her second maternity leave. Jörg Stippel left the BIM in autumn after the end of his work in the Atlas of Torture project to proceed working in Ecuador. Johanna Lober took the finalisation of this major project as an opportunity to look beyond the BIM horizon into practical field work with a focus on conflict resolution and human rights. Christian Eder contributed to the elaboration of the Handbook on European Data Protection Law for the Fundamental Rights Agency in the first half of 2013. After the finalisation of the climate change and migration project Michael Frahm decided to move on to Munich and build upon his experiences in refugee and asylum law. Barbara Liegl returned as the head

29 of the antidiscrimination team after her mission as a Resident Twinning Adviser in Zagreb. Katrin Wla- dasch is on maternity leave since October 2013. Julia Planitzer finished her PhD thesis on trafficking in human beings in July 2013, thus concluded her work as a research fellow of the PhD college Empowerment and Human Rights at the University of Vienna and fully rejoined the BIM in the beginning of 2014. Barbara Kurz is on leave since September 2013, Stephanie Krisper, returning from maternity leave, and Caroline Paar, after her former work for the Human Rights Advisory Board at the Ministry of Inte- rior, took over co-ordination of the Human Rights Commissions 4 and 5 of the Austrian Ombuds Office. Julia Kozma returned to work on the documentation of the Vienna+20 Conference and is on maternity leave since autumn 2013. Vreni Hockenjos came back from parental leave to join the organisation of the Research Platform activities as well as those of the Ustinov Institute, a new BIM partner whose work is supported by BIM staff. Since May 2013 Nina Radovic is in charge of the organisation of the Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights which for the first time took place in Montenegro in September 2013. Many thanks to all former and current staff members for their dedicated contributions to the work of BIM.

30 Finances

BIM projects and other activities are implemented via three different legal entities: the Ludwig Boltz- mann Association, the BIM-Research Association and the University of Vienna within the framework of the Research Platform Human Rights in the European Context.

In 2013 the budget of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute was € 2.7 million. The Research Association operated with € 900,000 and the Research Platform with € 160,000 core budget as well as € 130,000 from third parties.

Funding of the BIM and Research Platform comes from a broad range of sources and is mainly project-based.

The following charts show how funding is divided according to donors and cooperation partners:

31 32 Events

COST Policy Meeting – Presentation of Results to EU Policy Makers 28 January 2013, Brussels, Belgium Presentation of the Final Recommendations of the COST Action IS0702 organised by COST/Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights.

Closing event of the Atlas of Torture Project Moldova 7 February 2013, Chisinau, Moldova The closing event concluding the implementation of the Atlas of Torture project in Moldova was implemented by Johanna Lober, Jörg Stippel and Adrian Gasser in cooperation with the local partners from the Legal Resources Centre and the Institute for Penal Reform. The event included an overview of the activities implemented in the framework of the project and the results achieved and a presentation of the results of an evaluation questionnaire completed by local stakeholders. Further- more, participants discussed next steps towards the further implementation of the recommendations by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in Moldova. The event was attended by representatives of different ministries, the prosecution services, local civil society organisations and the international community present in Moldova (UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and EU Delegation).

Atlas of Torture Events in Togo, 3rd Assessment Visit: Implementation of the Recommendations of the CAT Committee to Togo,13 February 2013, Lome Round table with high level State representatives from the Ministry of Human Rights, the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection, the Ministry of Justice, the National Police, as well as the Attorney General and the representative of the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights in Togo at the Ministry for Human Rights to raise awareness on the CAT Committee recommendations to Togo among key Government stakeholders and exchange on measures to be taken to implement them.

Revision of the Organic Law of the Commission Nationale des Droits de l‘Homme for the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), 14 - 15 February 2013, Lome Workshop together with focal point YMCA and other partners on the revision of the organic law of the National Commission of Human Rights. Participants included Commissioners, and experts from the State, civil society and the international community. The workshop was inaugurated by the Minister of Human Rights, followed by a keynote address of Mr. Fortune Zongo, member of the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, on OPCAT’s criteria for the establishment of a NPM. Recommendations from participants were discussed in the final plenary and transmitted to a working group in order to finalise the text.

Training of Prisoners´Legal Clubs, 19 - 22 February 2013, Kara, Sokode, Lome Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin and Lambert Daisher (YMCA) travelled to the prisons at Kara, Sokodé and Lomé for three-day trainings of “legal clubs” of prisoners created in the framework of the Atlas of Torture project. The trainings were held by local prosecutors, and the objective was to establish groups of prisoners with a knowledge of their basic rights in detention and the capacity to write claims and complaints for all prisoners.

Women’s Empowerment in South Sudan: A look at Gender-Responsive Peacekeeping in Practice 4 March 2013, New York, United States of America In the framework of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Human Dignity and Public Security team co-organised with the Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN, Women For Peace and Witness a panel discussion on gender-responsive peacekeeping operations. Panelists included

33 Hilde F. Johnson, Head of the UN Mission in South Soudan, and Aurelia Frick, Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein.

Video Advocacy and Documentation Training on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 11 March 2013, New York, United States of America In the framework of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Tiphanie Crittin gave a lecture on “The international legal framework for the protection of women“ and a training on “Documen- tation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and other torture and ill-treatment“ to activists working in the field on fact-finding and the protection of women. BIM co-organised this training with the Mis- sion of Liechtenstein to the UN, the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination and Witness.

Atlas of Torture Events in Uruguay, 5th Assessment Visit: Training of Penitentiary Staff,19 March 2013, Montevideo A Round Table on “Training of Penitentiary Staff - Educational models and curricula“ was organised by Jörg Stippel and Andrea Schüchner with representatives of the National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), the national penitentiary institution in charge of administering sentences and pre-trail detention. The Uruguayan penitentiary system is now gradually replacing police officers with civilian staff and therefore has to meet the challenge of establishing an entirely new educational system for the civilian staff. The participants received a brief overview of the Austrian staffing structure and the corresponding training contents and were invited to discuss a proposal for a possible curriculum.

Preventive Detention – Current Situation and Proposals for Change, 21 March 2013, Spanish Cultural Centre, Montevideo The conference was organised by Jörg Stippel and Andrea Schüchner opened by, amongst others, the Chief Attorney General Dr. Jorge Díaz Almeida, President of the Supreme Court Dr. Jorge Ruibal Pino and Dr. Homero Guerrero, Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay. Manfred Nowak and Jörg Stippel gave talks on the exceptionality principle of preventive detention, the consequences of its excessive use and the alternatives to preventive detention. The event was attended by public prosecutors, judges, representatives of the Ministry of Interior, the National Ins- titute for Rehabilitation, the Parliament, the UN, and others. Panellists were, amongst others, Dr Ariela Peralta (National Institution for Human Rights), Dr Alvaro Garcé (Parliamentary Commissio- ner for Penitentiary Matters), and Chief Inspector Luis Mendoza (Director of the National Institute for Rehabilitation).

Amnesty laws in Uruguay and the impunity of perpetrators, 21 March 2013, Montevideo Jörg Stippel, Andrea Schüchner and Manfred Nowak organised a discussion with torture victims and civil society representatives on the topic of amnesty laws in Uruguay and the impunity of perpetrators of crimes committed during the dictatorship period 1973 to 1985. The event took place under the auspices of SERPAJ, the local partner of BIM in the Atlas of Torture project.

Atlas of Torture Events in Togo, 4th Assessment Visit: The global fight against torture - legal basis and preventive mechanisms,17 - 18 April 2013, Lome Workshop on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention. The workshop was attended by Commissioners and staff of the National Commission of Human Rights.

Training of Prisoners´ Legal Clubs, 22 - 23 April 2013, Aneho and Atakpame Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin and Lambert Daisher (YMCA) travelled to the prisons at Aneho and Atakpame for three-day trainings of “legal clubs” of prisoners created in the framework of the Atlas of Torture project. The trainings were held by local prosecutors, and the objective was to establish groups of prisoners with a knowledge of their basic rights in detention and the capacity to write claims and complaints for all prisoners.

Initiative Barometre, 25 April 2013, Lome Press conference, co-organised by BIM, to launch the “Initiative Barometre“, a group of four NGOs aiming at monitoring the implementation of the CAT Committee recommendations addressed to Togo. The presentation of the four associations, ACAT, CACIT, Amnesty International – Togo, and

34 the focal point to the Atlas of Torture project in Togo, YMCA – Togo, were widely attended by the press, civil society and the international community.

Gender Mainstreaming - a useful tool towards gender equality?! What does it mean for development cooperation? The aim of the discussion was to analyze “gender mainstreaming” from different perspectives in the context of development cooperation. Sabine Mandl (BIM) presented the importance of women’s rights, Philip Leeb (association Poika) reported about the significance of reflected work in the field of social services for men and boys, Edeltraud Hanappie-Egger spoke about “gender mainstreaming” and “diversity management” and Christina Stummer (ADA) questioned the adaptability of “gender main-streaming” in development cooperation. The discussion drew the conclusion that a clear dis- sociation from other concepts is hardly practicable. Gender equality as overall goal still needs more specifications, concrete definitions, and a widely accepted theoretical and practical approach.The event was organised by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) together with the BIM.

Austrian Citizenship Days 23 April - 9 May 2013, throughout Austria The Austrian Citizenship Days 2013 focused on participation. Over 150 events, projects and activities were carried out.

Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force 6 May 2013, Ankara, Turkey The crucial training phase of the EU Twinning project between Austria, Germany and Turkey started on 6 May 2013 with an official kick-off event. A train the trainer-programme implemented by the Tur- kish National Police together with experts from the Austrian Security Academy, the German Federal Criminal Police Office, the Police Academy of Hessen and from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights aimed at establishing in-service trainings, which human rights issues and standards were an integral part of. The trainings were of special significance for strengthening reform efforts within the Turkish police.

Effective System of Combating Discrimination on the Regional and Local Level through the Pre- sence of the Ombudswoman in Croatia 8 May 2013, Pula / 10 May 2013, Rijeka / 3 June 2013, Split / 4 June 2013, Osijek The Office of the Ombudswoman and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights organised a round table in Pula and Rijeka in the framework of the Twinning project “Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection”. The round tables supported the outreach work of the Office of the Ombudswoman by making its work on discrimination cases more visible at the local level and by providing the opportunity for establishing closer links with local authorities and NGOs. Katrin Wladasch and Barbara Liegl gave inputs on how the cooperation between equality bodies and civil society organizations can promote access to justice for disadvantaged groups.

Fundamental Rights Seminar for Austrian Judgeship Trainees 13 - 15 May and 21 - 23 October 2013, Reichenau/Rax Mandatory fundamental rights training for judgeship and prosecutor trainees, organised and conducted by BIM together with the Association of Austrian Judges (Department “Fundamental Rights”). Lecturers: Astrid Steinkellner, Julia Planitzer, Christof Tschohl.

Closing Event of the Twinning Project “Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-Discrimination Protection” 10 June 2013, Zagreb, Croatia The Office of the Ombudswoman, the Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights hosted the closing event. Hannes Tretter presented the major results of the project and the future challenges ahead, Barbara Liegl gave inputs on the “Guidelines on detecting cases of discrimination targeting public administration bodies” and on the “Handbook on collecting equality data targeting public institutions, regional and local units of self- government which collect equality data”.

35 Atlas of Torture Events in Togo, 5th Assessment Visit: Introduction to Human Rights and the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment, 14 - 15 June 2013, Bagbe Training for YMCA volunteers working in different parts of the country on the setting up and support of legal clubs in prisons. This training aimed at strengthening their capacities in human rights and preventive monitoring, and was the first of a series.

The Legal Framework of Preventive Monitoring and How to Carry Out a Visit to a Place of Detention, 17 - 18 June 2013, Lome Workshop on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention. The workshop, second in a series of trainings aimed at strengthening the capacities of the National Commission of Human Rights, was attended by around 30 Commissioners and staff of the institution.

Validation Workshop on the Draft Organic Law of the CNDH, 19 June 2013, Lome Workshop co-organised with the Human Rights Ministry, the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) and OHCHR to validate the changes made to the organic law of the CNDH. The Minister of Justice opened the event in presence of 70 participants representing the Government, the Judi- ciary, the National Assembly, the CNDH, civil society and the international community. The event also successfully validated provisions related to the creation of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), placed under the responsibility of the reformed CNDH. It concluded a long and successful participatory process.

Atlas of Torture Final Event in Uruguay: Prison Litigation 26 June 2013, Montevideo As part of the Atlas of Torture project, the International Day of Support of Victims of Torture was used for a conference on the progress made in the penitentiary reform and the difficulties prisoners face whilst claiming their rights. The event was also used to present a guidebook on how to claim rights from inside prison (Defenderse desde la cárcel). Panellists were, amongst others, Daniel Martínez (President of the joint Congress Committee in charge of the prison reform follow up), Álvaro Garcé (Parliamentary Prison Ombudsman), Mirtha Guianze (Director of the National Human Rights Institute and Ombudsman Office), Luis Mendoza (Director of the National Rehabilitation Institute) and Egidio Crotti, in representation of the United Nations.

Vienna+20 CSO-Conference: Human Rights in Crises 25 - 26 June 2013, Vienna This international NGO conference on the occasion of 20 years Vienna World Conference on Human Rights was organized by various Austrian and international NGOs such as, FIAN and others. BIM accompanied the preparatory process.

Vienna +20 – Advancing the Protection of Human Rights 27 - 28 June 2013, Vienna 2013 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights which was held from 14 to 25 June 1993 in Vienna and .attended by more than 10,000 representatives from governments, the United Nations and civil society from all over the world. This conference has been instrumental in the creation of a new global human rights system, in particular through the establishment of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations. On this occasion, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) and the European Training and Research Centre for Democracy and Human Rights of the University of Graz (UNI-ETC) organised this high-level expert conference.

Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights 8 - 21 September 2013, Budva, Montenegro In September 2013, the Straniak Academy of Human Rights and Democracy successfully took place for the first time. The Straniak Academy offered an extensive programme aiming to connect theoretical knowledge and practice. The target group were especially students and graduates from Southeast European States – particularly from the Western Balkan region – and from Austria. 34 students atten-

36 ded two weeks of intensive courses and discussions. The Academy will be held again in September 2014.

Campaign Accompanying the General Elections 16 - 20 September 2013, throughout Austria Campaign to motivate young voters to participate in the Austrian general elections with workshops, information material and accompanying measures. Important part of the campaign were workshops for apprentices in cooperation with Wien Energie.

Atlas of Torture Final Events in Togo : Introduction to Human Rights and the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment, 17 - 19 September 2013, Bagbe Training for YMCA volunteers from all over Togo on the basic principles of monitoring, interview techniques and the reporting process. This training aimed at strengthening their capacities in human rights and preventive monitoring. The team also presented at this occasion a manual on human rights and monitoring, prepared by Johanna Lober, Moritz Birk and Tiphanie Crittin, jointly with YMCA, for the volunteers.

Workshop on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention, 24 - 26 September 2013, Lome Three-day training on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention. The workshop, third and last in a series of trainings aimed at strengthening the capacities of the National Commis- sion of Human Rights, was attended by around 35 Commissioners and staff of the institution. The participants were provided with a manual on monitoring, created by Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin and Johanna Lober in order to support them during their work in places of detention. The focus of the workshop was on a practicing interview techniques through a monitoring visit carried out at the Pri- son Civile and the Brigade pour Mineurs. The participants subsequently drafted reports and recommendations based on their observations.

The Prevention of Torture and the Role of Civil Society, 25 - 26 September 2013, Lome Training organised by four civil society organisations, ACAT, CACIT, Amnesty International – Togo and YMCA – Togo, for volunteers of their institutions on strengthening the capacities of NGOs in the prevention of torture. The participants’ knowledge on the prevention of torture was strengthened, including the functioning of the National Preventive Mechanism on Torture (NPM) and a plan of action on lobbying strategies was adopted. The training was attended by 25 participants, and speakers included Mr. Fortuné Zongo, member of the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Tor- ture (SPT).

Closing event of the Atlas of Torture project in Togo, 27 September 2013, Lome Final event closing 18 months of work in the country to present the results achieved, and open a discussion on the next steps and challenges in the prevention of torture in Togo. Moritz Birk, Tipha- nie Crittin and Johanna Lober, jointly with Fortuné Zongo, SPT member, participated in the panel discussion. The event was attended by around 60 participants, including the Ambassador of Ger- many and the acting Ambassador of the EU Delegation.

Protestmarch 20 September 2013,Vienna On the “Day of Respect“, the author of the First Viennese Protest Path, Martin Auer, accompanied by the musicians of SambAttac, organised together with Zentrum polis a guided tour from Museums- quartier to the Austrian Parliament to present the project to the interested public.

Young Ideas for Europe – New Energy for Europe 14 - 18 October 2013, Mödling During this projectweek students of the Vienna Business School Mödling focused on the topic New Energy for Europe and developed their visions for energy policy and combating climate change. On

37 the final day of the project week, the students presented and debated their ideas with a group of high-ranking guests and media representatives.

In commemoration of Felix Ermacora 14 October 2013, Parliament, Vienna Felix Ermacora was Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Vienna, Member of Parliament, pioneer in human rights in Austria and one of the most well-known international human rights experts of his days. The event was organised by the Austrian Parliament together with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the University of Vienna/Law School on the occasion of the commemoration of the 90th birthday of Felix Ermacora.

Wanted?!: A Common European Asylum Policy 14 November 2013, Vienna At this conference representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, scientists and politicians critically discussed the legal situation regarding asylum in the EU and its Member States. Questions such as the extent to which the access to protection is guaranteed in Europe – especially with regard to the increasing border control efforts of the EU. The event was organised by the Renner Institute, the Representation of the European Commission in Austria, the Information Office of the European Parliament in Austria and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights.

Forensic commitment: Reasonableness – Responsibility – Human Rights 20 November 2013, Vienna Congress on recent developments in Austria organised by the Institute of Constitutional and Admi- nistrative Law in cooperation with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the NGO Victims Mission.

The Situation of LGBT Persons in Europe 27 November 2013, Vienna Presentation of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) report on homophobia and round table organised by Anna Müller-Funk as part of the activities of Manfred Nowak as the Austrian Member of the FRA Management Board, House of the European Union.

Vienna as Human Rights City 10 December 2013, City Hall Vienna The Viennese City Government decided in 2010 to more clearly position Vienna as human rights city. Manfred Nowak was assigned to develop a first analysis of the current situation and recommendations for a process in 2014. At the event he presented the most important results.At the same time this was the start of the further process which will be accompanied by the Ludwig Boltzmann Insti- tute of Human Rights. This event took place on the occasion of the international Human Rights Day and was organised by the City of Vienna together with the Research Platform Human Rights in the European Context.

Voting at 16: Elections, democracy and politics (Don’t care about politics?!) ongoing, throughout Austria These workshops focus on giving teenagers an understanding of democracy and the importance of elections. Fourteen schools made use of this offer.

Workshops and training courses for teachers ongoing, throughout Austria polis offers workshops and training courses for teachers and prospective teachers in cooperation with the University Colleges of Teachers Education. This year six workshops took place throughout Austria.

Human Rights Education ongoing, throughout Austria These workshops focus on human rights and children rights. Four schools made use of this offer.

38 January 2013

Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking and the Human Rights-Based Approach to Trafficking in Human Beings Presentation by Julia Planitzer on the 14th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), 6 - 9 January 2013, Calcutta, India Right of access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses Lecture held by Karin Lukas at the Glothro Workshop on “The Direct Human Rights Obligations of Corporations in International Law“, 17 January 2013, Bled, Slovenia

Human Rights based Approach to Denmark´s Development Cooperation Manfred Nowak held the keynote speech at an Expert Meeting at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, 21 - 22 January 2013, Copenhagen

Juveniles in the Penal System – Experiences of Violence and Possibilities for Change from the Per- spective of Youth Concerned – Central Results Presentation by Helmut Sax at the final national event under the “Ending iolenceV against Children in Custody“ project, Vollzugsdirektion, 29 January 2013, Vienna

We demand our rights! Perspectives of the refugee protest movement at the Votivkirche Participation of Manfred Nowak in the panel discussion, Department of Political Science, 30 January 2013, Vienna

February 2013

NGO Shadow Report on the Implementation of CEDAW in Austria Julia Planitzer presented the report on the 54th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 11 February 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

CSR & Human Resources: First Global Compact General Meeting 2013 Group discussions on certain issue areas including “Human Resources and Human Rights“ conducted by Astrid Steinkellner, 20 February 2013, Österreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB), Vienna

March 2013

The Republic of China´s Initial Reports under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) Manfred Nowak participated in the coordination and implementation of the review meeting of the ICCPR. 23 February - 2 March 2013, Taipei

The Istanbul Protocol: Documentation and Persecution of Torture and Human Rights Violations Keynote speech by Manfred Nowak at the symposium “Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe (ARTIP)“, Vienna Medical University, 4 March 2013, Vienna

COST Action “The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform“ Presentation of the Final Recommendations of the COST Action by Manfred Nowak to the EU Wor- king Group on Human Rights (COHOM), 12 March 2013, Brussels 39 Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe (ART-IP project) Tiphanie Crittin and Manfred Nowak took part in the closing multiplier conference on the Istanbul Protocol, serving in raising awareness on an e-learning platform created by the project. Manfred Nowak made a presentation on “The International Fight Against Torture and the Istanbul Protocol”, while Tiphanie Crittin presented the documents created by the Human Dignity and Public Security team, 15 March 2013, Leuven, Belgium

Human Rights and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Presentation by Manfred Nowak at the International Legal Exchange Committee (ILEX) meeting of American Bar Association (ABA), 16 March 2013, Vienna

Good practices in Assistance and Re/Integration of Child Victims of Trafficking Presentation by Helmut Sax at the ARECHIVIC project international conference, organised by the Center for the Study of Democracy, 20 March 2013, Sofia

April 2013

Democracy and Politics - Tendencies in Austria Presentation and workshop held by Patricia Hladschik during the Austrian Integration Day, organised by “Wirtschaft für Integration“, 12 April 2013, Vienna

Access to Remedy Workshop held by Karin Lukas, German Global Compact Network, 17 April 2013, Konstanz, Germany

Rebelle Panel discussion with Helmut Sax on child soldiers at the French Film Festival in Vienna on the occasion of the movie Screening of “Rebelle”, organised by the Canadian Embassy, Votivkino, 18 April 2013, Vienna

Austrian Asylum Court and Constitutional Court Presentation of findings of a project on the Austrian Asylum Court and Constitutional Court by Margit Ammer and Michael Frahm, Frühjahrstagung Netzwerk Asylanwalt, 19 April 2013, Niederösterreich

Prison Conditions and the Rights of Inmates Manfred Nowak participated at this round table and gave a statement on the current status of this discussion in the UN (review of the Standard Minimum Rules), Österreichische Juristenkommission, 23 April 2013, Vienna

ACTnow – Anti-Child-Trafficking in Austria. Protection of Victims and Child-Oriented Care as Chal- lenges for the Austrian State under the Rule of Law Presentation by Manfred Nowak, Helmut Sax and Barbara Weichselbaum about the human rights context of human trafficking, competency and cooperation of authorities and victim protection, Lexis Nexis Österreich/ECPAT Österreich/Law School of the University of Vienna, 25 April 2013, Vienna

May 2013

Presentation of the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Educaton in Schools Presentation of the Austrian centre for citizenship education in schools by Maria Haupt during the study visit of Lithaunian teachers and officials in Austria, organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, 6 May 2013, Vienna

40 The Global Perspective on the Human Rights Based Approach to Development Cooperation Presentation by Manfred Nowak at the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) workshop “The Human Rights Based Approach to Development Cooperation – Theory or Practice? Examples of Austrian and Danish Development Cooperation”, 7 May 2013, Vienna

Possibilites and Limits of Problem Solution Moderation of a panel by Manfred Nowak at the symposium “Ressentiment und Konflikt – orurteileV und Feindbilder im Wandel“ on the occasion oft he 10th anniversary oft he Sir Peter Ustinov Institute for Research on and Fight against Prejudices, 13 May 2013, Vienna

Who are we still allowed to take a photograph of? Hannes Tretter took part at the debate, focused on the legal framework of the question whether professionals and individuals are only allowed to take photographs of people after asking them for per- mission first, 13 May 2013, Vienna

Enforced Disappearances and Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Presentation by Manfred Nowak, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 May 2013, Sarajevo

June 2013

Laudatio for Mazen Darwish (Syria – International Prize) Speech by Manfred Nowak at the award ceremony of the Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights 2013, 10 June 2013, Vienna

Human Rights in Court. On the Way towards a Global Legal System Input by Manfred Nowak in the panel discussion, Südwind-Magazin, 21 June 2013, Vienna

OSCE Occasional Paper Regarding Trafficking in Human Beings Amounting to Torture and other Forms of Ill-Treatment Presentation by Manfred Nowak and Julia Planitzer, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 25 June 2013, Vienna

Demand for Cheap Labour in the Construction Sector Presentation by Julia Planitzer, Dialogue Forum – Research Goes Politics, Challenging Current Assumptions and Policy Responses to Human Trafficking, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP), 26 June 2013, Vienna.

Human Rights of Children Training programme for social workers held by Helmut Sax, organised by Youth and Family Welfare Office, Vienna Municipality, April and June 2013, Vienna

July 2013

Minority Protection and Human Rights Lecture by Manfred Nowak at the European Symposium “Ethnic and Other Minority Groups 2013: Europe Considering Globalization”, Institute of East-Asian Studies – Sinology/University of Vienna, 11 July 2013, Vienna

41 September 2013

Emerging Research in Human Rights” Presentation by Manfred Nowak at the Annual Conference of the Association of Human Rights Insti- tutes (AHRI), 9 September 2013, London, UK

Key Priorities for the UK at the UN Human Rights Council: International Perspectives and presentation Presentation by Manfred Nowak at the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG), 9 Sep- tember 2013, London, UK

Is Lady Jusitce Colour blind? - Racism in the Police and the Justice System Input by Barbara Liegl at the panel discussion organised by the Green Party and the Professional Group of Judges focusing on Fundamental Rights, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 16 September 2013, Vienna

Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Enterprises Presentation by Katrin Wladasch at the B2B Diversity Day, organised by SIMACEK Facility Manage- ment Group, 17 September 2013, Vienna

Exploitation in Austria‘s Construction Sector and the Role of Companies Lecture by Julia Planitzer at the Regional Round Table on “Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation”, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP), 20 Septem- ber 2013, Vienna.

Children`s Participation in Research Helmut Sax participated as Working Group Rapporteur in the Conference “Children’s Rights Research: From Theory to Practice”, organised by the Child Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN), 24 - 25 September 2013, Madrid, Spain

Protection of Private Life – Art. 11 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking Presentation by Julia Planitzer at the conference “Data protection and right to privacy for margina- lised groups: a new challenge in anti-trafficking policies”, organised by the German NGO network against trafficking in women and violence against migrant women KOK Germany, 25 - 27 September 2013, Berlin

Human Rights Challenges 20 Years after the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights Manfred Nowak held the keynote speech on the occasion of the annual conference of Austrian UNESCO school advisors 60 Years Austrian UNESCO Schools”, Austrian UNESCO Commission, 30 September 2013, Melk

October 2013

Did Europe Learn? Presentation by Manfred Nowak at the conference “Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust – What People Knew, How Did They Act?”, Humanity in Action Copenhagen, 2 October 2013, Copenhagen

Human Rights of Prisoners and Their Limitations. Where Will a Human Rights Approach to the Question of Prisoners Internet Access Bring Us? Manfred Nowak participated in the panel discussion „Prisoners’ Access to the Internet”, Danish Insti- tute for Human Rights, 3 October 2013, Copenhagen

42 Budget for Human Rights Protection Input by Manfred Nowak at the round table “Budgetheuriger: The civil society budget for the future 2013“, Wege aus der Krise, 9 October 2013, Vienna

IT Businesses between Surveillance State and Responsibility Liability towards their Clients Hannes Tretter, 9 October 2013, Österreichischer Gewerbeverein, Vienna

Climate Change and Migration Monika Mayrhofer participated in a radio discussion on the Ö1 radio broadcast “Von Tag zu Tag”, 10 October 2013, Vienna

Working instead of Playing Participation of Helmut Sax in the panel discussion on child labour, organised by Karl-Renner-Institut and ega: frauen im zentrum, 10 October 2013, Vienna

Public Service Media under Article 10 ECHR, European Broadcasting Union Hannes Tretter participated at the 6th Legal & Public Affairs Assembly, 10 - 11 October 2013, Athens, Greece

Rights of children to self-determination from a perspective based on the U Convention on the Rights of the Child Presentation and expert workshop participation by Helmut Sax, organised by the Austrian Society for Interdisciplinary Family Sciences, 15 October 2013, University of Linz

Environment-related Migration: The Cautious Approach of the European Union Margit Ammer presented together with Monika Mayrhofer a paper at the COST workshop “The Con- cept and Protection of the ‚Climate Migrant‘: a Human Rights Perspective”, 18 October 2013, Thes- saloniki, Greece

The Impact of Climate Change on Human Beings and To What Extent is Climate Change a Human Rights Topic Manfred Nowak spoke at the panel discussion ”Climate Change and Migration: Challenges in real- politik” about the question if the results of climate change lead to migration and what legal status those migrants have under current law, Institut für Umwelt, Friede und Entwicklung. 22 October 2013, Vienna

November 2013

Practical Human Rights Impact Assessment for Development: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges Commentary by Karin Lukas, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE) Expert Work- shop, 4 - 5 November 2013, Vienna

Presentation of Jurisprudence of the Austrian Constitutional Court in Asylum Cases Margit Ammer, Asylforum, 6 November 2013, Waidhofen/Ybbs

Human Rights and Media – Freedom of Expression and Information for Public Service Media Participation of Hannes Tretter in the 6th Budapest Human Rights Forum, 7 - 8 November 2013, Budapest, Hungary

The Right to Asylum Manfred Nowak moderated and Margit Ammer gave an input to the panel at the congress “Wan- ted!?: Eine Gemeinsame Europäische Asylpolitik”, Renner Institut, 14 November 2013, Vienna

43 Interpädagogica Presentation of the activities offered by polis – The Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools at the major educational fair in Austria, 14 -16 November 2013, Graz

The Right of Victims of Human Rights Violations to a Remedy – The Need for a World Court of Human Rights Lecture by Manfred Nowak in the framework of the Torkel Opsahl Memorial Lecture, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, 19 November 2013, Oslo, Norway

The Austrian Forensic Commitment from a Human Rights Perspective This presentation by Manfred Nowak took place at the congress „Maßnahmenvollzug – Sinnhaftig- keit – Verantwortung – Menschenrechte“ organised by the Institute of Constitutional and Administ- rative Law of the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the NGO Victims Mission, 20 November 2013, Vienna

Childrens‘ Rights – What Can the Child Expect from Society? Presentation by Helmut Sax at the 8th Austrian Expert Conference for Child and Youth Psychothe- rapy, organised by the Austrian Society for Child and Youth Psychotherapy, 23 November 2013, Vienna

Experiences as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Presentation of his book „Folter: Die Alltäglichkeit des Unfassbaren“ by Manfred Nowak, Initiative Menschenrechte, University of Innsbruck, 28 November 2013, Innsbruck

Implementation of EU Criteria on Gender Equality Monika Mayrhofer participated in a panel discussion on „Balanced representation in the labour market and decision-making“ and headed a workshop session, 27 - 28 November 2013, Podgorica, Montenegro

December 2013

Torture – The Prosaicness of the Inconceivable Lecture by Manfred Nowak, Rotary Club Vienna, 9 December 2013, Vienna

Human Rights and Business Dialogue of the European Union Karin Lukas participated in the discussion and examined among representatives from the European Union, the business world, the United Nations and Civil Society key challenges in implementing human rights and corporate social responsibility into business conduct and operations, House of the European Union, 10 December 2013, Vienna

The Diversity of Violence against Women Sabine Mandl talked about „Violence against Women in War and Post-War Society“, 10 December 2013, Lateinamerika Institut, Vienna

Hostage-Taking as a War Crime Lecture by Hannes Tretter at the symposium “1000 unbekannte Lidices“ organised by the Cluster History of the Ludwig Boltzmann Association, Diplomatic Academy, 12 December 2013, Vienna

Measures to Ensure Human Rights for all Migrants Speech by Hannes Tretter at the conference “Migration & Development – A Forecast”, Federal Minis- try for European and International Affairs and International Organisation for Migration (IOM), 17 December 2013, Vienna

44 Since 2007 the so called Brown Bag Lunch has been established at BIM to enhance exchange within the institute. In an informal setting, BIM staff members and affiliates present recent research outcomes and discuss their work.

Introduction of the Sir Peter Ustinov Institut The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights is recently strengthening its collaboration with the Ustinov Institute by support on the organisational level. Furthermore, Manfred Nowak is head of the scientific advisory committee and Barbara Liegl was elected as new board member of the Ustinov Institute. 13 February 2013

VOICE – Developing citizens. Paths to Core Competencies through a Problem-based Learning Project in Civic Education. Educational experts and practitioners from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey worked collaboratively to shape educational strategies which enhance key competencies in citizenship education and, secondly, to develop a course manual. Elisabeth Turek (project leader) talked about the highlights of the project and the often cited problem-based learning. 7 March 2013

The Commissions of the Austrian Ombudsman Board Barbara Kurz reported about the Commissions of the Austrian Ombudsman Board as an integral part of the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The new Commissions were set up on 1st July 2012. The work of the NPM is based on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) as well as on parts of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD). 23 May 2013

Peace and security policy issues at the BIM? The Brown Bag Lunch was used to discuss and reflect the activities on this topics at the BIM and to look at future perspectives. 15 October 2013

European Committee of Social Rights Karin Lukas talked about her experience and work as a Member of the European Committee of Social Rights, Council of Europe. 27 November 2013

Twinning Project Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection Barbara Liegl (Resident Twinning Adviser) and Marion Kirsch (Project management) invited to this Brown Bag Lunch to share the main expierences and results of this successful project. 10 December 2013

45 “Cinema and Human Rights” is an events series in co-operation with the research platform “Human Rights in the European Context” and the Viennese Top Kino. Documentaries on human rights topics are screened and discussed. The film evenings are also part of a seminar at the University of Vienna. Detailed information can be found at http://human-rights.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungsreihen/cinema-and-human-rights/

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Where Heaven Meets Hell (2012, Director: Sasha Friedlander) 26th of November 2013, Top Kino (Vienna) In the area around the Kawah Ijen volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, a camera team follows four miners, who try to escape their dangerous and harmful work. One of those workers is Anto. He has a gift for languages and wants to use talent to find a job as tourist guide. So, he hopes to gain a better life for him and his family. The documentary shows the discrepancy of the Kawah Ijen area: its heavenly landscape on the one hand that makes it a popular tourist destination and the hellish working conditions that sulphur miners face in their everyday-life.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Malala – A Girl From Paradise (2013, Director: Mohsin Abbas) 7th of December 2013, Filmcasino (Vienna) “Education is our basic right.” This is one of the famous quotes of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize nominee and youngest Sakharov Award laureate. The 16-year-old human rights activist barely escaped being killed in an attack by the Taliban. The Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Mohsin Abbas created a portrayal of an extraordinary young girl and her courageous and determined efforts to defend girls’ education in Pakistan, after the Taliban outlawed schools for girls in her native Swat Valley, which gives her school friends, her family and other companion a say. The courage and dedication of this young woman leaves the audience deeply impressed. The screening took place on the occasion of the awarding of the Sakharov Prize 2013 to Malala Yousafzai in cooperation with the European Parliament.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Salma (2013, Director: Kim Longinotto) 8th of December 2013, Schikaneder (Vienna Growing up in the South of India, Salma lives through a rough youth: she has to leave school at an early age and is supposed to marry as soon as possible. Since she refuses an arranged marriage, she is trapped in a small room with no escape for over nine years. Also the marriage with a successful politician does not really change her situation. In order to deal with her loneliness and isolation, she starts writing poetry. Her mother secretly gets her poems to a publisher. Overnight Selma becomes famous and manages to escape her prison. She then tries to help other women in her village to get away from their fate. The documentary follows her rocky yet fertile way to break the chains of a long-standing tradition and to achieve freedom for India‘s women.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: 99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2012, Director: Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell) 10th of December 2013, Schikaneder (Vienna) In September 2011, the Occupy Wall Street Movement propelled issues of economic inequality into the spotlight. In the documentary personal stories imbue analysis of big picture issues with the real- world struggles of those compelled to take action, speak up, march, and risk arrest. Supporters, participants, experts and critics shed light on why and how this movement took off with such force, and ask what the next phase might encompass. Made in a collaboration of almost 100 filmmakers across the country, the production process of this feature film offers a uniquely diverse way of bringing context to the movement that has swept up America, and much of the world, with its story.

46 CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Maori Boy Genius (2012, Director: Pietra Bretkelly) 12th of December 2013, Schikaneder (Vienna) The documentary follows Nga Rauuira. He is a member of the Maori community, the indigenous population of New Zealand, which, as a consequence of colonialism, struggle with fundamental economic and cultural problems. Nga Rauuira, deeply connected with the culture of his people, manages due to his outstanding talents, as well as to the support of his family to attend the American Ivy League University Yale, at an early age. His aim is to use his education to campaign for the rights of the Maori community in New Zealand. The film demonstrates the inner conflict of the Maori people in this portrayal of Nga Rauuira, torn between the desire to retain their cultural heritage and the need to find their place in the world of the 21st century.

In spring 2009, a new series of discussion events was established by the research platform “Human Rights in the European Context” in cooperation with BIM. Austrian and international experts discuss current human rights relevant topics from inter-disciplinary points of view. BIM staff usually contributes to this events series as panelists or moderators. Detailed information can be found at: http://human-rights.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungsreihen/human-rights-talks/

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: From the World Conference on Human Rights to a World Court for Human Rights? 11th of December 2013, Altes AKH (Vienna) At the event Daniel Bacher (Dreikönigsaktion Hilfswerk der Katholischen Jungschar), Gerhard Doujak (Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs) and Manfred Nowak (University of Vienna; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights) discussed the achievements of the World Conference on Human Rights 1993 as well as the results of the expert conference “Vienna+20 – Advancing the Protection of Human Rights”.

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Victims of Violence as Asylum Seekers? 19th of November 2013, Altes AKH (Vienna) On the panel Margit Ammer (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights), Ruth Kronsteiner (Hema- yat), Nadja Lorenz (Netzwerk Asylanwalt) and Thomas Wenzel (Psychiatrist) discussed the situation of torture survivors in asylum procedures. The talk was moderated by Irene Brickner (Der Standard).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Nothing can justify torture - From Legal Prohibition to Enforcement and Implementation 25th of June 2013, Altes AKH (Vienna) Manfred Nowak (University of Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, former UN Spe- cial Rapporteur on Torture), Gerald Staberock (World Organisation Against Torture – OMCT), Henri Tiphagne (President of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Director of the Human Rights Organisation People`s Watch - India) and Edita Lintl (Management - team HEMAYAT) discussed the core challenges in enforcing the absolute prohibition of torture and how it can be ensured that victims of torture have effective access to remedy and receive adequate reparations, including rehabilitation.

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Female Quotas – Yes, please? 21st of May 2013, Juridicum (Vienna) The proportion of women in politics, public service, in supervisory boards in the private sector or in government-related companies, is a current topic. EU Commissioner Reding‘s proposal for a quota

47 for women in supervisory boards and the debate in Germany lead to the question: What are the developments with regards to female quotas in Austra? The Committee of the UN Women‘s Rights Convention (CEDAW) has reviewed the implementation of the convention in Austria. On the occasion of the published results of this review of the CEDAW Committee, which call - among others - for regulating female quota, Elisabeth Holzleithner (Univer- sity Vienna), Regina Prehofer (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Ulrike Weish (Media Expert) und Michael Förschner (ZSI, Centre for Social Innovation) discussed the question whether quotas are a strategic necessity to overcome gender stereotypes and discrimination of women. The discussion was moderated by Julia Planitzer (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: A Life on Hold – Refugee Resettlements in the EU 18th of April 2013, Haus der Europäischen Union (Vienna) Hundreds of thousands of refugees are stuck in limbo. They cannot go home because of war and persecution. Some end up in refugee camps that are unsafe and located near conflict areas for months, even years at a time. Others live in situations that leave them vulnerable, exposed to abuse or unable to access fundamental human rights. For some of these refugees, the only hope is to be accepted for resettlement by another country that will give them a chance to restart their lives in safety. The European Union currently offers between 4,000 and 5,000 places each year, while some member states, such as Austria, present no resettlement programmes. Comparing to the over 50,000 places offered by the USA, 7,000 places by Canada and 6,000 by Australia in recent years, there is an immininent call for the EU to increase its resettlement places. After the welcome address of Heinz Patzelt (Amnesty International), Charlotte Phillips (Refugee and Migrants‘ Rights Team, Amnesty International/ IS), Christoph Pinter (UNHCR), Marcin Pruss (Euro- pean Commission) and a representative of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior Affairs discussed the resettlement agreements and programmes in the member states of the European Union and their responsibility towards refugees and asylum seekers. The event was moderated by Manfred Nowak (University of Vienna; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Beggars – legal entities of second – class? 21st of March, Diplomatic Academy (Vienna) We often encounter beggars in everyday life – mostly sitting quietly at the kerbside holding out a tin cup. This mere fact is often sufficient for the media and politics to talk about a “nuisance of beggary”. Meanwhile, federal states within Austria have adopted far-reaching laws, prohibiting begging. Accor- ding to the jurisdiction of the Austrian Constitutional Court only begging “in silence” must remain permitted. Beggars who “organise themselves” or act “persistently”, although these ascriptions are not further defined, are guilty of an offence according to these laws. To which extent this complies with human rights principles and whether beggars experience an equal treatment within the practice of law was discussed by Christian Schmaus (Lawyer), Gabriela Szeberenyi (Vinzenzgemeinschaft), Marion Thuswald (“Bettellobby”, Beggars Lobby) and Barbara Weichselbaum (University of Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). Further invited was a representative of the Federal Ministry for Interior Affairs.

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Access to the Labour Market for Asylum Seekers? 7th of March 2013, Juridicum (Vienna) The opening of the labour market for asylum seekers is regularly discussed in Austria. Recently, on the occasion of the demands of the European Refugee Movement that has formed up in several cities in Europe – including Vienna, in 2012. A central concern of the refugees was to be allowed to provide for themselves. At the forthcoming event experts from science, policy and practice therefore discussed the advantages and possible disadvantages of the option to open the labour market to asylum seekers: Margit Ammer (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights), Aleksandra Izdebska (Executive Board DiTech), Johannes Peyrl (Vienna Chamber of Labour) and Manfred Wolf (Austrian Union GPA-djp). The discussion was moderated by Sonja Fercher (freelance journalist).

48 During summer term 2013 and winter term 2013/14 the following courses and guest lectures were offered by BIM staff members:

Law Faculty, University Vienna

Cinema and human rights Manfred Nowak, Anna Müller-Funk

Introduction into international law – introduction into international basics of law Manfred Nowak

Practical excercises in international law Manfred Nowak

International law Manfred Nowak

International criminal justice Manfred Nowak

International and european human rights regime Manfred Nowak

Freedom of arts - political implications and actual scenarios of threats Hannes Tretter

The protection of human rights in Austria in practice Hannes Tretter

European human rights protection (EU, Council of Europe, OSCE) Hannes Tretter

Human rights problems in the southeast european state Hannes Tretter

Dimensions of social rights Hannes Tretter

The principle of equality and its foundation in human rights and european law Hannes Tretter

Dimensions of governmental and private surveillance and data aquisition Hannes Tretter

Dimensions of inhumanity – especially torture and modern forms of slavery Hannes Tretter

Asylum seekers as rights claimants Margit Ammer

Which human rights for the refugees? European and international perspectives Margit Ammer 49 Victims law/human trafficking Helmut Sax

EU Directive – CoE Convention - trafficking in human beings and victims rights from a human rights perspective Helmut Sax

Seminar on civic education Dorothea Steurer, Helmut Sax, Sabine Mandl

Master courses at the University of Vienna

Master of Advanced International Studies The protection of human rights: Manfred Nowak The international struggle against torture: Manfred Nowak

Vienna Master of Arts in Human Rights African system of human rights protection: Johanna Lober EU asylum and migration policy: Margit Ammer Human rights and business / Corporate social responsibility: Astrid Steinkellner, Barbara Linder Human rights of children: Helmut Sax European Commission against racism and intolerance: Barbara Liegl Trafficking in human beings: Julia Planitzer

European Master‘s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization (E.MA) Social rights in Europe: Karin Lukas Field missions and practical human rights work: Manfred Nowak

International Legal Studies (LL.M.) Human rights: Manfred Nowak

Courses at various Universities and colleges

Equal treatment and the prohibition of discrimination Danube University Krems Katrin Wladasch

The European Fundamental Rights Charter Danube Univesity, Krems Hannes Tretter

Introduction in peacekeeping and human rights Danube University, Krems Sabine Mandl, Johanna Lober, Andrea Schüchner

European Convention on Human Rights Danube University, Krems Hannes Tretter

Human rights and business Danube University, Krems Astrid Steinkellner 50 Human rights South-East Europe Center for Interdisciplinary, University of Sarajewo Manfred Nowak

Introduction to CAT and an analysis of the various legal issues under Article 3 Hong Kong Academy of Law Manfred Nowak

The UN system of international human rights protection; the worldwide fight against torture and ill-treatment University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten Moritz Birk

Environmental refugees Free University Berlin Margit Ammer

Human rights protection through trade agreements? European Political Academy Karin Lukas

Punish or rehabilitate? – protecting human dignity Catholic University of Montevideo, Uruguay Manfred Nowak, Jörg Stippel

Designing mechanisms of collective redress: lessons from the Council of Europe Hertie School of Governance Karin Lukas

Inter-/trans- and intraculturality – new labels for non-changing areas of concern? University of Applied Sciences, FH Campus Vienna Katrin Wladasch

Introduction in the social responsibility of business / human rights and antidiscrimination in CSR projects University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna Katrin Wladasch

Policy implementation Ramkhamhaeng University/Bangkok Monika Mayrhofer

State theory, public policy and power Ramkhamhaeng University/Bangkok Monika Mayrhofer

Experiences as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture University Luxembourg Manfred Nowak

The principles of equality and non-discrimination Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Katrin Wladasch

51 Combating discrimination and underlying ideologies, like racism, anti-semitism, xenophobia, islamophobia and homophobia Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Katrin Wladasch

Asylum, refugees, IDPs and immigrant societies: challenges and political concepts Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Katrin Wladasch

Combating trafficking in human beings Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Julia Planitzer

Children’s rights Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Julia Planitzer

Social rights and poverty reduction Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Karin Lukas, Sinisa Bjekovic

Human rights and corporate social responsibility Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Budva/Montenegro Karin Lukas, Christina Binder

52 Publications

Volume 25: Nowak, Manfred / Saurer, Edith [Ed.]: Vom Umgang mit den „Anderen“ Historische und menschenrechtliche Perspektiven der Abschiebung. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 166 pp. Volume 26: Lukas, Karin: Labour Rights and Global Production. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 188 pp. Volume 27: Stadlmayer, Lisa Maria: Wiedergutmachung bei Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Die Umset zung völkerrechtlicher Wiedergutmachungspflichten in Östereich. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 483 pp. Volume 28: Ammer, Margit / Kremla, Marion / Kronsteiner, Ruth / Kurz, Barbara: Krieg und Folter im Asyl verfahren. Eine psychotherapeutische und juristische Studie. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 371 pp. Volume 29: Nowak, Manfred / Hofstätter, Tina / Hofbauer, Jane: The role of the EU in the UN Human Rights Reform. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 216 pp.

Ammer, Margit / Kronsteiner, Ruth / Schaffler, Yvonne / Kurz, Barbara / Kremla, Marion: Krieg und Folter im Asylverfahren. Eine psychotherapeutische und juristische Studie. BIM Study Series Vol. 28. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 371 pp. Crittin, Tiphanie / Wenzel, Thomas: Istanbul Protocol be aware. Awareness raising and training measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe. Wien: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 54 pp. Haupt, Maria / Steininger, Sigrid / Ziegelwagner, Sonja: EUropa-Pass JUNIOR. Bist du fit für Europa? updated ed. Wien: Zentrum polis, 2013. 16 pp. Haupt, Maria / Ziegelwagner, Sonja: EUropa-Pass TEACHER. Sind Sie fit für Europa?; aktual. Aufl. Wien: Zent- rum polis, 2013. 16 pp. Linder, Barbara / Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: The Right to Remedy. Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms for resolving conflicts of interest between business actors and those affected by their operations. Wien: Boltz- mann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 126 pp. Lukas, Karin: Labour Rights and Global Production. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. BIM Study Series 26. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 188 pp. Mair, Dominique / Pospisil, Jan / Nowak, Manfred / Sommer, Christine / Sölkner, Andrea / Sprenger, Claudia: Handbuch Friedenssicherung und Konfliktprävention. Anleitungen zur strategischen Umsetzung für Leitlinien der OEZA. Wien: Austrian Development Agency, 2013. 70 pp. Planitzer, Julia / Sprenger, Claudia: Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. National Report Austria, 2013. Stadlmayer, Lisa Maria: Wiedergutmachung bei Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Die Umsetzung völkerrechtlicher Wiedergutmachungspflichten in Östereich. BIM Study Series Vol. 27. Ed by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 481 pp. Hladschik, Patricia / Ausserer, Ingrid: Erster Wiener Protestwanderweg. Begleitheft für den Unterricht. Wien: Zentrum Polis, 2013. 31 pp. http://www.politik-lernen.at/site/shop_detail.siteswift?SWS=e7e898b402759aa9ab0fed235ea96b36&so=s ite_shop_detail&do=site_shop_detail&c=download&d=shop.item%3A106168%3A1 53 Sax, Helmut / Unterlerchner, Barbara: EU-Projekt Jugendliche im Strafvollzug. Gewalterfahrungen und Möglichkeiten der Veränderung aus Perspektive der Betroffenen. Wien: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 51 pp. http://bim.lbg.ac.at/files/sites/bim/Gewaltschutz%20im%20Jugendvollzug%20 Brosch%C3%BCre%202013.pdf

European Yearbook on Human Rights 2013. Ed. by Wolfgang Benedek, Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Wolfram Karl and Manfred Nowak. Antwerp, Vienna, Graz: nwv, 2013. 447 pp. The role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Tina Hofstätter und Jane-Alice Hof- bauer. BIM Study Series Vol. 29. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 216 pp. Lexika im Unterricht der Politischen Bildung. Tipps und Anregungen. Ed. by Ingrid Ausserer, Maria Haupt, Patri- cia Hladschik und Sigrid Steininger. Wien: Zentrum polis, 2013. Handbuch Good Governance. Anleitung zur strategischen Umsetzung der Leitlinien der OEZA. Ed. by Andrea Sölker, Georg Huber-Grabenwarter, Manfred Nowak und Helmut Sax. Wien: Austrian Development Agency, 2011. 84 pp. http://www.entwicklung.at/uploads/media/HB_Governance_de_01.pdf Programmheft Aktionstage Politische Bildung 2013. Ed. by Maria Haupt, Ptaricia Hladschik and Sigrid Steinin- ger. Wien: Zentrum polis, 2013. 40 pp.

Ammer, Margit: Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt für Asylsuchende aus menschenrechtlicher Perspektive. In: Juridikum - Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft, Nr. 1/2013. Wien: Verl. Österreich pp. 28-36 Ammer, Margit/Busch, Brigitta/Dorn, Nora [et al]: Ein umstrittenes Beweismittel. Sprachanalyse als Instrument der Herkunftsbestimmung in Asylverfahren. In: Juridikum - Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft Nr. 3/2013. Wien: Verlag Österreich, pp. 281-297 Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Tiphanie / Lober, Johanna: Manuel d‘observation des droits humains dans les lieux de détention. In: Atlas of toture. Togo: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights, 2013. Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Tiphanie / Lober, Johanna: Guide de visite de lieux de détention à l‘attention de la Commis- sion Nationalde des Droits de l‘Homme du Togo. In: Atlas of torture.Togo: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. Buchinger, Kerstin / Liegl, Barbara / Steinkellner, Astrid: European human rights case law and the rights of homosexuals, foreigners and immigrants in Austria In: The European Court of Human Rights. Implementing Strasbourg‘s Judgments on Domestic Policy. Ed. by Dia Anagnostou. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Univ. Press, 2013. pp. 97-121 Crittin, Tiphanie / Wenzel, Thomas / Furthmayr, Holger / Frewer, Andreas: Der Kampf gegen Folter und Miss- handlung als globale Aufgabe. In: Spectrum Psychiatrie, 02/2013, Wien: 2013 Januszewski, Karolina / Nowak, Manfred: R2P und das Folterverbot. In: Die Schutzverantwortung (R2P). Ein Paradigmenwechsel in der Entwicklung des Internationalen Rechts? Leiden [et al.]: Kluwer, 2013. pp. 313-386 Krisper, Stephanie: Stopp aller Abschiebungen in menschenrechtswidrige Zustände im Zusammenhang mit der Dublin II-Verordnung. In: Juridikum - Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft , Nr. 2/2013. Wien: Verl. Öster- reich, 2013. pp. 191-196 Lober, Johanna: Die Umsetzung des Fakultativprotokolls zur UN-Konvention gegen Folter. Erste institutionelle Trends in Europa. In: Jahrbuch Menschenrechte 2012/2013. Ed. by Heiner Bielefel [et a.] Wien: Böhlau, 2013. pp. 366-388

54 Nowak, Manfred / Hofstätter, Tina / Hofbauer, Jane: The role of the EU in the UN Human Rights Reform. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert and Hannes Tretter. BIM Study Series 29.Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. 216 pp. Nowak, Mafred: The European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation in Venice. In: European Hand- book on Human Rights 2013. Ed. by Wolfgang Benedek, Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Wolfram Karl and Manfred Nowak, Antwerpen, Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. pp. 381-391 Nowak, Manfred: Folter - Praxiserfahrung aus Sicht des UNO-Sonderberichterstatters. In: Klinisch-forensische Medizin. Interdisziplinärer Praxisleitfaden für Ärzte, Pflegekräfte, Juristen und Betreuer von Gewaltopfern. Ed. by Martin Grassberger, Elisabeth E. Türk und Kathrin Yen. Wien [et al.]: Springer, 2013. pp. 379-388 Nowak, Manfred: A new World Court of Human Rights. A role for International Humanitarian Law? In: Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Ed. by Robert Kolb and Gloria Gaggioli. Cheltenham: Elgar, 2013. pp. 531-539 Nowak, Manfred: Haladunk egy globális alkotmányos rend flé. In: Fundamentum -Az emberi jogok folyóirata Nr. 3/2012. Budapest: Human Rights Information and Documentation Center pp. 67-73 http://epa.oszk.hu/02300/02334/00049/pdf/EPA02334_Fundamentum_2012_03_067-073.pdf 03.07.2013 Nowak, Manfred: National Human Rights Institutions in Europe Comparative, european and international perspectives. In: National Human Rights Institutions in Europe. Comparative European and international perspectives. Mortsel: Intersentia, 2013. pp. 21-36 Nowak, Manfred: Welcome remarks. In: The role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Tina Hofstätter und Jane-Alice Hofbauer. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. pp. 43-48 Nowak, Manfred: Enforced disappearance in Kosovo. Human Rights Advisory Panel holds UNMIK accountable. In: European HUman Rights Law Review, Vol.18/3. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2013. pp. 275 - 283 Nowak, Manfred: Geleitwort. In: Das völkerrechtliche Folterverbot und der Krieg gegen den Terror. Berlin [et al.]: Springer, 2013. pp. XI-XIV Nowak, Manfred: Comments on the UN High Commissioner‘s Proposals Aimed at Strengthening the UN Human Rights Treaty Body System. In: Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, Vol.31/1. Antwerpen: Intersentia, 2013. pp. 3-8 Nowak, Manfred / Planitzer, Julia: Trafficking in Human Beings Amounting to Torture and other Forms of Ill- Treatment legal analysis. In: Trafficking in Human Beings Amounting to Torture and other Forms of Ill-Treat- ment. Ed. by Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for CombatingTrafficking in Human Beings. Wien: OSCE, 2013. pp. 9 - 44, 26.06.2013 http://www.osce.org/cthb/103085 Nowak, Manfred / Sax, Helmut / Weichselbaum, Barbara: Kinderhandel in Österreich. Aktuelle öffentlich-rechtliche Fragestellungen zu Kooperation und Opferschutz. Rechtsgutachten des Ludwig Boltzmann Instituts für Menschenrechte. In: ACTnow - Anti-child-Trafficking. Rechtliche Herausforderungen im Kampf gegen Kinder- handel. Wien: LexisNexis, 2013. pp. 3-25 http://www.lexisnexis.at/vie/zeitschriften/ACTnow/#/1/ 30.09.2013 Planitzer, Julia: Frauenhandel in Österreich. Der schmale Grat zwischen Aufenthalt und Abschiebung. In: Vom Umgang mit den „Anderen“. Historische und menschenrechtliche Perspektiven der Abschiebung. In: BIM Study Series Vol 25. Ed. by Manfred Nowak and Edith Saurer. Wien, Graz [et al.]: nwv, 2013. pp. 97-130 Planitzer, Julia: The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and it‘s impact on strengthening a Human Rights-Based approach to Trafficking in Human Beings. In: The role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform. Ed. by Manfred Nowak, Tina Hofstätter and Jane-Alice Hofbauer. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. pp. 197-204 Planitzer, Julia: Wenig Bewegung in Sachen Frauenquoten. In: Juridikum - Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesell- schaft, Nr. 3/2013. Wien: Verl. Österreich. pp. 394-396 Frahm, Michael: Zugang zu adäquater Grundversorgung für Asylsuchende aus menschenrechtlicher Perspek- tive. In: Juridikum – Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft, Nr. 4/2013. Wien: Verl. Österreich. pp. 464-474 Lukas Karin: Soziale Rechte auf dem Prüfstand. Der Kollektivbeschwerdemechanismus der Europäischen Sozi- alcharta. In: Meinungsfreiheit – Quo vadis? Jahrbuch Menschenrechte 2012/2013. Ed. by Heiner Bielefeld [et al.] Wien [i.a.]: Böhlau, 2013. pp 389-399 Müller-Funk, Anna / Nowak, Manfred: Von der Wiener Menschenrechstkonferenz zu einem Weltgerichtshof für Menschenrechte. 20 Jahre nach der Weltkonferenz für Menschenrechte. In: Juridikum - Zeitschrift für Kritik, Recht, Gesellschaft, Nr. 4/2013. Wien: Verl. Österreich, pp. 424-431 55 Nowak, Manfred: Vom Umgang mit den „Anderen“. Historische und menschenrechtliche Perspektiven der Abschiebung. In: Vom Umgang mit den „Anderen“. Historische und menschenrechtliche Perspektiven der Abschiebung. BIM Study Series 25. Wien, Graz: nwv, 2013. pp. 9-14 Nowak, Manfred / Krisper, Stephanie: Der österreichische Maßnahmenvollzug und das Recht auf persönliche Freiheit. In: EUGRZ – Europ. Grundrechtezeitschrift, Vol. 40/Nr. 22-23. Kehl/Rhein [et al.]: Engel, 2013. pp. 645-661 Sax, Helmut: Kinderrechte in der Europäischen Union - eine Priorität? In: Kinderrechte - Wunsch und Wirklich- keit. St. Pölten: Amt d. niederösterr. Landesregierung, 2013. pp 11-17 Sax, Helmut: Brochure on good practices in the assistance and re/integration of child victims of trafficking. In: Assisting and reintegrating child victims of trafficking. Improving policy and practice in the EU Member States. Sofia: Center for the Study of Democracy, 2013. pp. 105-117 Sax, Helmut: Mit der Macht von 1,6 Millionen. In: Ubuntu - Das Magazin fur Kindheit und Kulturen, Nr. 1/2013. Innsbruck: SOS Kinderdorf Österreich. p. 35 Tretter, Hannes: Die Meinungsfreiheit im Kontext von Demokratie, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und widerstreitenden Interessen. In: Meinungsfreiheit - Quo vadis? Jahrbuch Menschenrechte 2012/2013. Ed. by Heiner Bielefeld [et al.] Wien [et al.]: Böhlau, 2013. pp. 25-39 Tretter, Hannes: Der europäische Rechtsrahmen zur Bekämpfung von Hassrede. In: Festschrift für Walter Berka. Ed. by Rudolf Feik and Roland Winkler. Wien: Sramek, 2013. pp. 237-262 Weichselbaum, Barbara: Whistleblowing. Der Meinungsfreiheit vertrauen und sich trauen? In: Meinungsfreiheit – Quo vadis? Jahrbuch Menschenrechte 2012/2013. Ed. by Heiner Bielefeld [i.a.] Wien [i.a.]: Böhlau, 2013. pp. 213-230

Hladschik, Patricia: Background Paper for Working Group 2. Realising the Human Rights of Women Universally. Tackling the implmentation gap. Ed. by Vienna +20 - Advancing the protection of Human Rights, 2013. The outdated american philosophy of punishment. Interview with Manfred Nowak. In: The Czech Center for Human Rights and Democratization Bulletin, Nr. 1/2013. Brünn: The Czech Center for Human Rigts and Demo- cratization, 2013. pp. 3-4 Human Rights have made a difference. Interview with Manfred Nowak. In: Music and punishment. The world of music, Vol. 2/2013. Berlin: Dept. of Musicology of the Georg August Univ. Göttingen, 2013. pp. 91-98 Alle Menschen haben Rechte. Interview with Manfred Nowak. In: Junge Menschen und ihre Rechte. Ed. by Gertrude Brinek. Wien: Ed. Ausblick, 2013. pp. 142-147 Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Tiphanie / Lober, Johanna: Final comparative report. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 43 pp. http://www.univie.ac.at/bimtor/dateien/EIDHR_2010_222_226_Atlas_of_torture_ Final_comparative_report.pdf Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Tiphanie: Final report Paraguay. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 40 pp. http://www.univie.ac.at/bimtor/dateien/EIDHR_Atlas%20of%20Torture_Paraguay_Final%20 report_2013.pdf Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Stephanie / Lober, Johanna: Final report Togo. Vienna, Lomé: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 31 pp. http://www.univie.ac.at/bimtor/dateien/EIDHR_Atlas_of_Torture_Togo_Final_ Report_2013.pdf Caballero Bollida, Maria / Stippel, Jörg: Defenderse desde la cárcel. Guia practica para personas privadas de libertad en el Uruguay. 28 pp. http://www.confapreco.cl/material/DDLC.pdf COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology: COST Action IS0702 „The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform“. Final Document, 2013. 18 pp. http://www.bim.lbg.ac.at/files/sites/bim/COST%20 final%20recommendations.pdf

56 Council of Europe / European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [Ed.]: Handbook on Euro- pean Data protection law. FRA, Vienna: 2013. 209 pp. http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ fra-2014-handbook-data-protection-law_en.pdf Frahm, Michael: Albania. Case study in the framework of the project ClimMig. Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 34 pp. Lober, Johanna: Final report Moldova. Vienna, Chisinau: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 39 pp. http://www.univie.ac.at/bimtor/dateien/EIDHR_Atlas%20of%20Torture_Moldova_final%20report_2013.pdf Manolakos, Theodora / Mayrhofer, Monika: Handbook on how to collect equality data targeting public authorities collecting equality data. Zagreb: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, [et al.], 2013. 24 pp...... http://bim.lbg.ac.at/files/sites/bim/A_2_3_6_Handbook_equality_data_eng.pdf Mayrhofer, Monika: Mozambique. Case study in the framework of the project ClimMig: Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 40 pp. http://www.humanrights.at/climmig/wp-content/uploads/Mozambique-ClimMig.pdf Sax, Helmut: Ending violence against children in custody. Ländebericht Österreich. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzman Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 28 pp. http://www.violencefreecustody.org.uk/site/assets/files/1266/child_cust- ody_reports_austria_final.pdf Sax, Helmut / Spector, Marcel / Albagly, Maité [et al.]: Final narrative report – Daphne 2009-2010 action grants. 2013. 29 pp. http://www.psytel.eu/inc/download.php?file=4;Daph_Diff_D109_Final_report_130218_En.pdf Stippel, Jörg: Final report Uruguay. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 28 pp. http://www. univie.ac.at/bimtor/dateien/EIDHR_Atlas_of_Torture_Uruguay_final_report_2013.pdf Zimmer, Wolfgang: Guidelines for detecting cases of discrimination. Zagreb: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2013. 28 pp. http://bim.lbg.ac.at/files/sites/bim/A_3_2_2_Guidelines_detecting_cases_discrimination_eng. pdf

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COST Action: The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform...... 61 “this human world” – Vienna International Human Rights Filmfestival...... 62 20 Years Vienna World Conference on Human Rights...... 63 Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights...... 64 FRAME - Fostering Human Rights Among European (External and Internal) Policies...... 65 Atlas of Torture: Monitoring and Preventing Torture Worldwide...... 66 ART-IP: Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe...... 67 Support to Commission 4 and 5 of the Austrian Ombudsman Board...... 68 FRA Handbook on European Data Protection Law...... 69 Consultation for the Austrian Development Co-operation in the thematic fields of Governance, Human Rights and Securing Peace...... 70 Consultancy of the Austrian Export Credit Agency (OeKB) on ...... a Human Rights Based Approach in Export Services...... 71 OMV Gap Analysis. Advice to OMV in the area of human rights...... 72 Extrajudicial Complaints: Striking a Balance between Business and Human Rights Interests...... 73 Assistance to the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency...... 74 EU-Twinning – Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force...... 75 EU-Twinning – Towards an Effective and Professional Justice Academy...... 76 EU Twinning - Improved Relations between Mass Media and Judiciary...... 77 EU-Twinning – Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-discrimination Protection...... 78 CFREU - Making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a Living Instrument...... 79 ILECUs – Strengthening the Rule of Law and Good Governance in South East Europe by further Promoting International Law Enforcement Coordination Units which Combat Transnational Organized Crime...... 80 RED-Network – Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance...... 81 ClimMig: Climate-induced migration and displacement and the need for new legal, policy and institutional frameworks...... 82 PluS – Plurilingual speakers in unilingual contexts. Migrants from African...... countries in Vienna: Language practices and institutional Communication...... 83 The Protection of Survivors of Torture Seeking Asylum in Austria...... 84 End violence against children and juveniles in custody...... 85 DAPHNE Diffusion – Information tools for a DAPHNE programme community...... 86 Access to Specialised Victim Support Services for Women with Disabilites Who Have Experienced Violence...... 87 CONFRONT – Countering new forms of Roma children trafficking: Participatory approach...... 88 Assistance and reintegration of child victims of trafficking – ARECHIVIC...... 89 59 Facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field of Human Trafficking...... 90 Strengthening Child Protection in German International Development Cooperation...... 91 Child Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN)...... 92 First Vienna Protest Path...... 93 polis – Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools...... 94 Young ideas for Europe...... 95 Music and Human Rights...... 96 Training Curriculum on Fundamental Rights for Judgeship Trainees...... 97 E.MA – European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation...... 98

60 COST Action: The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform

The COST Action The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform builds upon the cooperation of the AHRI network (Association of Human Rights Institutes) in the framework of the former COST Action Human Rights, Peace and Security in EU Foreign Policy. The main objective of the Action was to increase and consolidate knowledge of the ongoing process of institutional and procedural reforms of the United Nations human rights system, so as to recommend standpoints for the European Union in this process working towards strengthening the protection of human rights world-wide. In the context of the UN treaty body reform, the most innovative idea of reform – the creation of a World Court of Human Rights – emanated directly from the COST Action. The consolidated version of a draft statute for a World Court was published in 2010. Furthermore, various ideas of reforming the Human Rights Council were developed and discussed. Another focus of the Action was on UN human rights development tools as well as development, human rights partnerships, and business. The final conference of the COST Action entitled “Empower Human Rights! The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform” took place in the Austrian Academy of Sciences und Schloss Wilhelmi- nenberg from September 10th to 12th, 2012. The AHRI/COST Conference provided a forum where human rights experts from the leading European academic networks discussed their ideas with representatives of the United Nations and the European Union. Among high-level members of the diplomatic and academic community and other stakeholders invited speakers included the new EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusić and then Austrian Federal Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger. In January 2013, the final COST Policy Meeting on the Role of the EU in the UN Human Rights Reform took place in Brussels. At this meeting the final recommendations emerging from the project (see publications) were discussed with policy and decision makers, in particular from the EU.

Countries Lead organisation Europe >> COST Office >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Persons involved Rights Management Committee Chair >> Research Platform Human Rights in the Manfred Nowak European Context BIM COST participants Partner organsiations Julia Kozma >> Association of Human Rights Institutes Karin Lukas (AHRI) Tina Hofstätter Publications Administration Kozma / Nowak / Scheinin: A World Court Helga Baumschabl of Human Rights – Consolidated Statute Funded by and Commentary, Neuer Wissenschaftlicher >> European Commission – Research Verlag, 2010 Framework Programme Nowak / Hofbauer / Hofstätter: The Role of >> European Science Foundation the EU in UN Human Rights Reform, Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2013 Starting/end date COST- European Cooperation in Science 2009 to 2013 and Technology, COST Action IS0702 „The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Contact Reform”. Final Document, 2013, http://bim. Manfred Nowak lbg.ac.at/files/sites/bim/COST%20final%20 [email protected] recommendations.pdf

61 “this human world” – Vienna International Human Rights Filmfestival

From 5th to 9th of December 2013, the human rights film festival “this human world” took place for the sixth time, with BIM as one of the main partners of the festival. On the occasion of International Human Rights Day (10 December), the festival aims to raise awareness of the worldwide situation of human rights. More than 100 films were screened, highlighting the variety of human rights issues. As a research institution, BIM took on the role of analysing the issues raised in the films from a human rights perspective and making them accessible for the wider audience by hosting panel discussions with BIM as well as invited experts. These events were also part of the seminar “Cinema and Human Rights”, which was offered during the winter term at the University of Vienna for the sixth time. During the film festival, BIM put on five film screenings, all followed by panel discussions. One of the highlights was the Austrian premiere of the documentary “Malala - A Girl from Paradise” by Pakistani director Mohsin Abbas, on the occasion of the awarding of the Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament to Malala Yousafzai. The other events included „Where Heaven Meets Hell” (Austrian premiere, directed by: Sasha Friedlander), which illustrated the life of sulphur miners in Java in Indonesia; „Salma“ (Austrian premiere, directed by: Kim Longinotto) offers a portray of the Indian politician and poet Salma and depicts her endeavour to improve the situation of women in India; „99%- Occupy-Wall-Street-Collaborative Film“ (Austrian premiere, directed by Audrey Ewell, Aaron Aites, Lucian Read and Nina Krstic) examines the Occupy Wall Street Movement, and “Maori Boy Genius“ (Österreichpremiere, Regie: Pietra Brettkelly), which depicts the situation of Maori in New Zealand. Furthermore, the HUMAN RIGHTS TALK “From the World Conference on Human Rights 1993 to a World Court of Human Rights?” that took place as part of the festival. Altogether around 800 people visited the events organised by the BIM. → www.thishumanworld.at → http://human-rights.univie.ac.at/

Country Lead organisation Austria >> this human world

Persons involved Partner organsiations

Organisation and programming: >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Anna Müller-Funk Rights >> Human Rights League BIM experts: >> Amnesty International Karin Lukas, Sabine Mandl, Anna Müller-Funk, >> Research Platform “Human Rights in the Manfred Nowak, Vreni Hockenjos European Context” Funded by >> many others >> Funding: Wien Kultur, Austrian Federal Contact Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture Anna Müller-Funk Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, [email protected] and others >> Sponsoring: Air Berlin, Der Standard, Museumsquartier, and others

Starting/end date 5 to 9 December 2013

62 20 Years Vienna World Conference on Human Rights

2013 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights which was held from 14 to 25 June 1993 in Vienna attended by more than 10,000 representatives from governments, the United Nations and civil society from all over the world. This conference has been instrumental in the creation of a new global human rights system, in particular through the establishment of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations. On this occasion, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Ludwig Boltzmann Insti- tute of Human Rights (BIM) and the European Training and Research Centre for Democracy and Human Rights of the University of Graz (UNI-ETC) organised a high-level expert conference on 27 and 28 June 2013. The conference took place at the Viennese Hofburg. It was opened by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, and the Austrian Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger. Over 200 experts from around the world discussed ways to further strengthen the international human rights system, on the basis of the accomplishments of the World Conference 1993. In addition, from 24 to 28 June 2013 Austrian and international civil society organised the action week Vienna+20 on the occasion of the anniversary.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Austrian Ministry for international and European Affairs Persons involved Partner organsiations Project co-ordination and research Anna Müller-Funk >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Researchers >> ETC Graz Patricia Hladschik, Julia Kozma, Sabine Mandl, >> Office of the UN High Commissioner for Manfred Nowak, Julia Planitzer, Helmut Sax Human Rights

Project administration Publication Martin Neubauer Kozma / Müller-Funk / Nowak (eds.): Funded by Vienna+20. Advancing the Protection of >> Austrian Ministry for International and Human Rights. Achievements, Challenges European Affairs and Perspectives 20 Years after the World >> Austrian Development Agency Conference. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag / Intersentia, 2014 Starting/end date Contact January 2013 to September 2013 Anna Müller-Funk [email protected]

63 Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights

The Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights was established in spring 2013 by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) in cooperation with the Faculties of Law and Sociology of the University of Vienna and the Faculties of Law and Political Science of the Univer- sity of Montenegro (Podgorica). The Academy bears the name of the main sponsor, the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation, which supports and fosters among others the goals and ideas laid down in the European Convention of Human Rights.

In the centre of the two-week Straniak Academy stands the creation of a bridge between academic and practical knowledge in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law promoted through an interdisciplinary and interactive format. In addition to the basic training, the Academy deals with specific topics which are especially relevant for the region.

The programme of the Academy offers a broad spectrum of topics, reaching from the meaning and conception of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, the principle of human dignity and the culture of human rights, the most important international and European instruments, organisations and mechanisms for providing and facilitating human rights, up to the current challenges and threats of these fundamental values of democratic societies. Additionally, the programme also addresses important specific topics such as the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment and punishment, efficiency, independence and impartiality of the judiciary, guarantees for a fair trial, transparency of the administration and the fight against corruption, freedom of expression and freedom of the media, minority rights, women’s rights and rights of the child, equality and protection against discrimination, social and economic rights and poverty reduction, amongst others.

The Straniak Academy is aimed at students of different academic backgrounds who are about to graduate, as well as graduates standing at the beginning of their careers and is limited to 35 students, thus ensuring the interactive format. The lecturers come from the University of Vienna and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights as well as from partner Universities and selected experts of national and international institutions, organisations and companies with relevant practical experiences. They teach in tandem, i.e. a lecturer from Vienna and a lecturer from a Western Balkan State jointly hold the lessons.

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Montenegro >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Partner organsiations Director of the Straniak Academy: Prof. Hannes Tretter >> Law Faculty and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna Deputy Director: >> Law Faculty and Faculty of Political Prof. Ivana Jelic Sciences, University of Montenegro

Coordinator: Contact MMag. Nina Radovic Nina Radovic Funded by [email protected] > > Straniak Foundation Starting/end date >> UNIQA September 2013 to September 2015 >> Vienna Bar Association >> Agrana >> Law firms: Lansky, Ganzger + partners; Keider; Grilc, Vouk, Škof; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

64 FRAME - Fostering Human Rights Among European (External and Internal) Policies

FRAME focuses on the ways in which the EU’s internal and external policies can contribute to the promotion of human rights. The Lisbon Treaty has made the respect and promotion of human rights a core value and objective for all the EU’s actions and policies. However, the EU is confronted with important challenges in this respect, such as the fragmentation of human rights-related competences between itself and the Member States and the growing contestation by a number of third countries of certain understandings of human rights and of the position of the EU to promote them. The research objectives include: (i) a better conceptualization and operationalization of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the EU, other organizations and third countries; (ii) appraising human rights protection systems at the EU, international, regional, national and sub- national levels and their interactions; (iii) clarifying how human rights promotion can be rendered more effective in the maze of EU institutions, competences and policies; and (iv) formulating, disseminating and valorizing policy tools (such as benchmarks and indicators) to monitor and improve the effectiveness of EU human rights policy.

Countries Lead organisation See partner organisations >> Centre for Global Governance Studies, Leuven, Belgium Persons involved Partner organsiations Cluster Lead, Steering Committee Member: Karin Lukas >> 19 Partner organisations, including the Danish Institute of Human Rights, Work package Lead: Åbo Akademi, Sevilla University, Monika Mayrhofer Nottingham University, Eötvös Loránd Researchers: University, Pretoria University, Indian Susanne Fraczek, Anna-Müller Funk, Claudia Society of International Law Hüttner, Julia Planitzer, Helmut Sax, Katrin Contact Wladasch Karin Lukas Project administration: [email protected] Isolde Prommer

Funded by >> European Commission, Directorate General Research, 7th Framework Programme

Starting/end date May 2013 to April 2017

65 Atlas of Torture: Monitoring and Preventing Torture Worldwide

After the end of Manfred Nowak’s tenure as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (UNSRT) a follow- up project was implemented in five countries visited by the UNSRT. The project “Atlas of Torture” focused on the empowerment of civil society organisations and other stakeholders to strengthen their capacity in the field of torture prevention. Over a period of three years the project included activities such as multi-stakeholder conferences, trainings, workshops and the development of manuals in the areas of fighting impunity (e.g. lodging effective complaints), strengthening legal safeguards (e.g. access to lawyers) and developing independent monitoring of places of detention. In the course of 2013, the project was concluded with the development of guidelines for anti-torture prosecutors in Moldova, workshops on the reform of the criminal justice system and the elaboration of a handbook and trainings for prisoners on their rights in Uruguay and workshops on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism and series of trainings for the National Human Rights Commission, civil society representatives and legal clubs in prisons in Togo. In all countries the project ended with a final round-table to discuss its impact and the next steps in the fight against torture with representatives from the State, civil society and the international community. Subsequently, a report was elaborated for each country as well as a final comparative report analysing the project impact and the lessons learned. The team maintains the website www.atlas-of-torture.org monitoring the situation of torture worldwide. The website contains information on all activities of the Atlas of Torture project and provides country profiles on the situation of torture in the world with a regularly updated selection of the relevant official documents, NGO reports and jurisprudence. Furthermore, it provides weekly updated news on the situation of torture in the world and substantive information on issues related to torture. → www.atlas-of-torture.org

Countries Lead organisation Moldova, Uruguay, Togo >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader Manfred Nowak >> Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context”, University of Vienna Project coordinator Moritz Birk Publications Defenderse desde la cárcel – Guía práctica Project experts para personas privadas de libertad en el Tiphanie Crittin, Johanna Lober, Jörg Stippel Uruguay (with SERPAJ-Uruguay) (until October 2013), Andrea Schüchner Guide de Visites de lieux de détention Project finances Commission Nationale des Droits de Karl Schönswetter l’Homme, Togo (with YMCA – Togo) Funded by Manuel d’observation des droits humains dans >> European Commission les lieux de détention (with YMCA – Togo) >> EuropeAid – European Instrument for Johanna Lober: Final project report Moldova Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR Moritz Birk / Tiphanie Crittin: Final project Starting/end date report Paraguay Jörg Stippel: Final project report Uruguay October 2010 to October 2013 Moritz Birk / Tiphanie Crittin / Johanna Lober: Contact Final project report Togo Moritz Birk Moritz Birk / Tiphanie Crittin / Johanna Lober: [email protected] Final comparative report

66 ART-IP: Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe

The UN Istanbul Protocol of 2004 contains standards and procedures on how to recognize and document symptoms of torture and similar forms of violence so the documentation may serve as valid evidence in court or in asylum procedures. Unfortunately, the awareness of the existence of the Istanbul Protocol is still relatively limited, even among professionals. The Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe Project therefore focused on the elaboration of training and teaching materials, especially e-learning, based on the Istanbul Protocol, regarding the documentation and the detection of physical and psychological evidence of torture and ill-treatment. The training material consists of a set of audio-visual and textual materials explaining the medical, psychological and legal components of the Istanbul Protocol. The e-learning tools are displayed on the project’s website: http://www.istanbulprotocol.info. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights has created the legal content of the units. After the peer-review of the material, it has been tested with different audiences at several occasions. The different legal, psychological, medical and ethical materials are completed by case studies and assessment questionnaires for the trainees. The trainers’ section entails presentations and didactic materials as support for trainers in their presentations of the Istanbul Protocol. The target groups were professionals confronted with persons who have been subjected to torture or other ill-treatment: doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, legal professionals, and social workers. The overall objective of the ART-IP project was to enable medical, legal and social professionals to address one of the most fundamental concerns in protecting individuals from torture: effective documentation, that brings evidence of torture and ill-treatment to light so that perpetrators may be held accountable for their actions. The project ended with a multiplier conference on the Istanbul Protocol in Leuven, Belgium.

Countries Lead organisation Austria and partner countries of the European >> Medical University Vienna, project Union promoter >> Science Initiative Lower Austria, project Persons involved management Project Lead Partner organsiations Tiphanie Crittin >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Researchers Rights Moritz Birk, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, Jörg >> University of Athens, GR Stippel >> University of Leuven, BE Funded by >> University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE >> Justice Heals, Bochum, DE >> European Commission, Directorate General >> KTP Association for Qualification at the Education and Culture Labour Market, CZ >> Leonardo da Vinci Programme >> INTEGRA, Human Resources Developing Starting/end date Institute, SI January 2011 to March 2013 Publication Project results are published on the website http://www.istanbulprotocol.infoon research phase and on campaign phase); summary and youth-friendly version (in German) in 2013

Contact Tiphanie Crittin [email protected]

67 Support to Commission 4 and 5 of the Austrian Ombudsman Board

The Commissions of the Austrian Ombudsman Board are an integral part of the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The new Commissions were set up on 1st July 2012. The work of the NPM is based on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhu- man or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) as well as on parts of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD). The Commissions carry out visits and have unrestricted access to all places of detention as well as institutions and facilities for people with disabilities as well as monitoring the use of force by police authorities. The Commissions report the results of their investigation to the Austrian Ombudsman Board. In these reports, they can make recommendations, suggest determinations of cases of mal- administration and measures of supervisory control. The office of Commission 4 and 5 is residing at the BIM.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Partner organsiations Director, Commission Vienna 4: > Ernst Berger > Austrian Ombudsman Board Director,Commission Vienna 5: Contact Manfred Nowak Caroline Paar [email protected] Members,Commission Vienna 4 [email protected] Andrea Berzlanovich, Sandra Gerö, Helfried Haas, Christine Pemmer, Petra Prangl, Nora Stephanie Krisper Ramirez Castillo, Walter Suntinger [email protected] [email protected] Members, Commission Vienna 5: Susan Al Jawahiri, Lisa Alluri, Harald David, Marijana Grandits, Sabine Ruppert, Maria Schernthaner, Hans Jörg Schlechter Coordination, Commission Vienna 4: Caroline Paar Coordination, Commission Vienna 5: Stephanie Krisper

Funded by >> Austrian Ombudsman Board

Starting/end date Ongoing since July 2012

68 FRA Handbook on European Data Protection Law

The aim of the project was to analyse and explain how data protection is regulated under EU law as well as the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automa- tic Processing of Personal Data, and other Council of Europe instruments. The entire working process – data collection, data analysis and drafting of the handbook – was executed in close consultation with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The project team was supported by three peer-reviewers and a number of institutions acting in the field of data protection in Europe were involved through interviews. The result, the handbook on European data protection law, is the first comprehensive guide to Council of Europe and European Union law on data protection, taking into account the case law from the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The book should serve as a basis for consultation for a broad field of experts such as judges, national data protection authorities and non-specialist legal professionals.

Countries Lead organisation Europe >> Ludwig Boltzmann Association – Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Publication Project Leader Hannes Tretter The Council of Europe and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: Key experts Handbook on European data protection law, Waltraut Kotschy Vienna, Dec. 2013 Christian Eder http://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2014/council- Peer reviewers europe-and-eu-fundamental-rights-agency- Nikolaus Forgó (Leibniz Universität Hannover) launch-handbook-european-data-protection Christopher Kuner (Senior Of Counsel of Wilson Contact Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) Jean-Philippe Walter (Président du Comité Hannes Tretter consultatif de la Convention 108, Conseil de [email protected] l‘Europe, Préposé fédéral suppléant bei Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence (PFPDT))

Funded by >> FRA – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Starting/end date December 2012 to June 2013

69 Consultation for the Austrian Development Co-operation in the thematic fields of Governance, Human Rights and Securing Peace

In 2012, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights won the tender for a framework contract with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Its goals are to further root and develop Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance, as well as Preventing Conflict and Securing Peace within the work of the Austrian Development Agency and the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs. In 2013, the main focus of co-operation was on consultations in the field of Human Rights with an emphasis on gender mainstreaming and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation as well as the thematic fields of the rights of the child in development cooperation and on preventing conflict and securing peace. The handbook “Persons with Disabilities – Inclusion as a Human Right” was elaborated and the focus documents “Children as partners in the Austrian Development Cooperation” and “Women, gender and armed conflicts” were updated and all three will be published in 2014. Furthermore the background document “Realising Human Rights of Women Universally: Tackling the Implementa- tion Gap“ was prepared for the international Human Rights conference “Vienna+20: Advancing the Protection of Human Rights“ and the background paper on the “Nexus Energy-Food-Water” was drafted for the Annual ADA Conference 2013.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Researcher, Coordination Claudia Sprenger, Sabine Mandl >> oiip: Austrian Institute for International Affairs Team Leader, Researcher Manfred Nowak Publication Hladschik / Mandl / Planitzer: Realising Researchers Human Rights of Women Universally: Tackling Margit Ammer, Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin, the Implementation Gap Claudia Hüttner, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, Karin Lukas, Julia Planitzer, Helmut Sax, Jörg Mair / Pospisil / Nowak / Sommer / Stippel, Christof Tschohl Sölkner / Sprenger / Hazdra: Handbuch Friedenssicherung und Konfliktprävention Funded by Contact >> Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Claudia Sprenger Starting/end date [email protected] March 2012 to March 2015 Sabine Mandl [email protected]

70 Consultancy of the Austrian Export Credit Agency (OeKB) on a Human Rights Based Approach in Export Services

The Austrian Export Credit Agency (OeKB) commissioned BIM to support it in the elaboration and implementation of a human rights based approach to its export service. This process has been continued in close cooperation with the OeKB departments involved in the export service process. The human rights due diligence procedure is currently in the implementation phase. The overall aim of the consultancy is to implement a human rights due diligence process in the Austrian export service.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Partner organsiations Project management > Karin Lukas > Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Project implementation >> Weisser Ring Austria Manfred Nowak >> Institute for the Sociology of Law and Karin Lukas Criminiology Barbara Linder >> International Juvenile Justice Observatory, Astrid Steinkellner BE >> Defence for Children International, NL Funded by >> Öesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Contact Barbara Linder Starting/end date [email protected] ongoing since September 2010

71 OMV Gap Analysis. Advice to OMV in the area of human rights

This project supports the Austrian corporation OMV in the implementation of its human rights strategy in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. In 2013, the activities focused on the implementation of due diligence in company operations, with a focus on country entry assessments.

Country Lead organisation England >> Human Rights Consulting Vienna

Persons involved Publication

Project implementation Final Reports in 2013 (consolidated reports Karin Lukas, Manfred Nowak, Walter Suntinger on research phase and on campaign phase); summary and youth-friendly version (in Project management German) in 2013 Walter Suntinger Contact Funded by Karin Lukas >> OMV [email protected] Starting/end date ongoing since April 2006

72 Extrajudicial Complaints: Striking a Balance between Business and Human Rights Interests

Human Rights are more important than corporate profits. As self-evident as this statement may seem, it does not always reflect reality. Actually, balancing human rights and business interests can be problematic. Which mechanisms allow for resolving such a conflict in the best interest of all parties concerned? The international human rights system is traditionally state-based. It provides legal remedies for conflict resolution, however, these are usually lengthy, complex and often unsatisfactory. In consequence, there exists a gap in legal protection or redress for victims of corporate human rights violations. Extrajudicial complaint mechanisms can provide an alternative to legal action. In a project started in January 2013, nine such instruments will be assessed including those of the World Bank, a well-known manufacturer of sports equipment and the Fair Labor Association. The project aims at informing companies and those affected by their operations about the effectiveness of these tools. It will help to raise awareness among victims with regard to access to justice as well as the costs and conditions of these mechanisms. Companies have the opportunity to know more about alternative dispute resolution and to exchange best practices in peer group events. Moreover, case studies and interviews with selected experts and practitioners will indicate guidelines for handling human rights grievances on a non-judicial level. The objective is to formulate best practice criteria for extrajudicial complaint mechanisms and to provide both policy recommendations and advice for corporate actors with regard to improving those mechanisms already in place. Based on the current state of the business and human rights debate, the project will build on the effectiveness criteria for extra-judicial complaint mechanisms presented by former UN special representative Prof. John Ruggie. Moreover, it will be based on previous research work, above all the findings of the project “Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms” published in early 2013 (“The Right to Remedy”). Thus, its findings will provide an innovative and important contribution regarding both the further regulation of corporate conduct and the improvement of extrajudicial means of legal protection for victims.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Contact Lead researcher Karin Lukas Astrid Steinkellner [email protected] Researchers Barbara Linder Astrid Steinkellner

Funded by >> FWF – Austrian Science Fund

Starting/end date January 2013 to December 2015

73 Assistance to the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), established on 1 March 2007 in Vienna, has resumed and continuously expanded the work of the former European Monitoring Cen- tre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) in 2008. The Agency’s objective is to provide the relevant institutions and authorities of the EU and its member states with assistance and expertise relating to fundamental rights when implementing the Community law. Above and beyond giving advice to institutions and Member States, FRA is in charge of the collection and analysis of comparable information and data on the fundamental rights situation and its development in the EU, as well as developing methods and standards to improve the quality and comparability of data at EU level. The Agency’s main tasks further comprise the realisation and promotion of scientific research and surveys as well as cooperation with civil society and awareness- raising, aimed at the establishment of a network through a Fundamental Rights Platform. On 11 March 2013 the Council adopted a Multiannual Framework for the Agency according to which FRA will primarily be engaged in the following issues: access to justice, victims of crime, including compensation to victims, information society and, in particular, respect for private life and protection of personal data, Roma integration, judicial cooperation (except in criminal matters), rights of the child, discrimination, immigration and integration of migrants, visa and border control and asylum, racism, xenophobia and related intolerance. Hannes Tretter was the Austrian independent member of the Management Board (MB) of FRA since 2008, since July 2012 this appointment is held by Manfred Nowak. The MB is in charge of the formulation of a Multiannual Framework Programme for the Agency, the determination of FRA’s annual work programme and budgeting, the adoption of the annual report and the appointment and dismissal of the Agency’s director. On 7 March 2008 the MB decided to appoint Morten Kjærum from Denmark as first Director of the Agency, who took up his post on 1 June 2008. In his function as vice chair of the FRA MB Manfred Nowak is also member of the Executive Board, which prepa- res the decisions of the MB and consults the director. In the exercise of these functions the scientific assistance provided by the Ludwig Boltzmann Insti- tute of Human Rights is essential, with regard to research on and suitable preparation of issues and questions in the context of the tasks of FRA and the MB. Additionally, it includes the organisation and managing of Round Table Discussions, the coordination of scientific institutions, NGOs, political actors and public authorities, as well as the dissemination of information on FRA’s activities amongst the latter and the public. The topic of the Roundtable in 2013 that took place in the House of the EU, was the situation of LGBT persons in the European Union. → http://fra.europa.eu

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Contact Vice Chair of FRA Management Board Manfred Nowak Anna Müller-Funk [email protected] Scientific and administrative assistance Anna Müller-Funk

Funded by >> Austrian Federal Chancellery

Starting/end date ongoing since September 2007

74 EU-Twinning – Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force

Within the project the legal framework, organisational framework, tactics and equipment standards as well as training routines in the fields of daily police routine, crowd control and rapid intervention were assessed and compared with EU best practice examples – aiming at the prevention of disproportionate use of force by the Turkish Police. Models in line with the European Convention of Human Rights and EU policing standards were developed. The legal component started with the analysis of laws, regulations and jurisdiction on use of force by the Turkish Police supported by an assessment of the factual status quo. In 2012, Turkish National Police experts and Member State legal experts jointly developed human rights-based recommendations on regulations and their implementation for police and legislator. These legal recommendations attracted wide interest among Turkish National Police experts which led to an additional activity on the concept of institutional liability held in 2013. Outcome and recommendations of Component 1 were jointly discussed and presented to high ranking Turkish officials.

Standard operating procedures were at the centre of the organisational framework. Amended procedures provided police officers with the framework necessary for better preventing disproportionate use of force. Within the field of tactics and equipment the project also dealt with enabling police officers to act in better harmonisation with human rights standards. The crucial training phase of the project started on 6 May 2013. In 2013, a train the trainer-programme was implemented by Turkish National Police trainers together with trainers from the Aust- rian Security Academy, the German Federal Criminal Police Office and the Ludwig Boltzmann Ins- titute of Human Rights. The training programme aimed at establishing in-service trainings, of which human rights issues and standards were an integral part. The violent reactions by the Turkish police to demonstrations in various Turkish cities emphasized once more the importance of professional and human rights compliant policing for the protection and promotion of freedom of opinion and freedom of assembly as fundamental democratic rights. The project’s aim of contributing to the prevention of excessive use of force by the Turkish police was therefore more relevant than ever.

Country Lead organisation Turkey >> Austrian Security Academy (SIAK) >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Persons involved Rights Project leader (SIAK) Partner organsiations Karl-Heinz Grundböck >> German Foundation for International Legal Resident Twinning Adviser (BIM) Cooperation (IRZ) together with Federal Markus Brentschun-Kosielski Criminal Police Office Germany BIM key experts Beneficiary Institution (TR): Moritz Birk, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, Andrea >> Turkish National Police Schüchner, Jörg Stippel, Hannes Tretter, Katrin Publication Wladasch Final Reports in 2013 (consolidated reports Project management (BIM) on research phase and on campaign phase); Heidrun Aigner, Claudia Hüttner summary and youth-friendly version (in German) in 2013 Funded by >> European Commission, Contact Directorate-General for Enlargement Heidrun Aigner [email protected] Starting/end date Claudia Hüttner August 2011 to August 2013 [email protected]

75 EU-Twinning – Towards an Effective and Professional Justice Academy

The project aims at ensuring the proper functioning, effectiveness and efficiency of the Turkish judiciary in line with EU standards. The project purpose is to ensure the Academy to become a strong and independent training provider for the entire judiciary and to attain a high degree of professionalism. One component of the project deals with the strengthening of the institutional capacity of the Jus- tice Academy of Turkey through – inter alia – law assessments and recommendations for amendments, the establishment of an impact assessment unit and the improvement of public relation service. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) is contributing with its expertise on human rights libraries and documentation in the field of the strengthening of the JusticeAcademy’s documentation unit. The other component works on the improvement of the academic capacity of the Justice Academy of Turkey with the revision of trainings strategies, the design of new trainings curricula and the establishment of a human rights unit. BIM is involved in the design of a training manual as well as a pilot training on human rights.

Country Lead organisation Turkey >> German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) Persons involved Partner organsiations BIM key experts > Hannes Tretter > Office of the National Council of Justice of Patricia Hladschik Hungary >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Project management Rights Claudia Hüttner Beneficiary institution (TR): Funded by >> Justice Academy of Turkey, Ministry of Justice >> European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement Contact Starting/end date Claudia Hüttner November 2012 to July 2014 [email protected]

76 EU Twinning - Improved Relations between Mass Media and Judiciary

The overall aim of this Twinning project is to systematize and strengthen relations between the Tur- kish judicial system and the Turkish media. Trying to tackle existing problems in the relationship between media and the judiciary, the project follows a two-fold approach, addressing both sides. In order to increase confidence in the judiciary and to meet the right of access to information, on the one hand media spokespersons in the judicial institutions are trained in providing the media with quick and accurate information regarding the cases and investigations conducted by judicial bodies. On the other hand, media representatives should gain a certain awareness of judicial activities and the sensitiveness involved with regard to the independence and impartiality of the judiciary as well as the fair trial rights of defendants. The focus of the first component thus lies on the establishment of a judicial media spokesperson- ship, which will be achieved by creating corresponding structures both at the level of the Ministry of Justice as well as selected courts, coupled with extensive training activities. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) supports the project through providing Austrian expertise to the drawing up of a comparative analysis of best practice examples from EU Member States as well as the elaboration of recommendations for legal amendments, but also to capacity-building measures in workshops and trainings. The second component, targeting journalists and media representatives, will concentrate on strengthening the relations between independent media and the judiciary in terms of protecting fundamental rights, mainly through several trainings for judicial correspondents. BIM will contribute its expertise especially to a pertinent international symposium in Istanbul in 2014.

Country Lead organisation Turkey >> German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) Persons involved Partner organsiations BIM key expert > Hannes Tretter > Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC), Netherlands Project management >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Susanne Fraczek, Claudia Hüttner Rights Funded by Beneficiary institution (TR): >> Ministry of Justice >> European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement Contact Starting/end date Susanne Fraczek May 2013 to May 2015 [email protected]

77 EU-Twinning – Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-discrimination Protection

The overall objective of this Twinning project has been to establish an efficient and effective system for combating discrimination in the Republic of Croatia. The project has strengthened the capacities of the beneficiary institutions – the Office of the Ombudsman (equality body) and the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities. The Twinning project consisted of three components: yy Within the first trainings tailored to the needs of judges, state attorneys and other relevant stakeholders in the institutional set up responsible for anti-discrimination legislation were conducted. The staff of the equality body and the specialized Ombuds responsible for gender equality, children’s rights and persons with disabilities has further developed their mediation and discrimination complaints handling skills. NGOs and social partner organisations have improved their capacities as regards intervention and associational action. yy In the second component EU Member State experts together with employees of the beneficiaries have drafted recommendations for the development of databases on discrimination complaints, court cases on discrimination and equality data. yy The third component aimed to establish a telephone assistance service within the equality body providing potential victims of discrimination with initial information and support, improve the system for handling individual discrimination complaints and enhance the cooperation between the equality body and NGOs. Round tables in Pula, Rijeka, Split and Osijek supporting the outreach work of the Office of the Ombudsman were implemented in May and June 2013.

Country Lead organisation Croatia >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader Hannes Tretter Cooperation partners (AT): >> Austrian Ombud for Equal Treatment Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) >> Austrian Ombudsman Board Barbara Liegl Beneficiary institutions (HR): BIM key experts >> Office of the Ombudsman Katrin Wladasch >> Office for Human Rights and the Rights of Monika Mayrhofer National Minorities of the Government of Christof Tschohl the Republic of Croatia

Project management Contact Marion Kirsch Barbara Liegl Funded by [email protected] >> European Commission, Directorate General Marion Kirsch for Enlargement [email protected]

Starting/end date November 2011 to June 2013

78 CFREU - Making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a Living Instrument

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFREU) guarantees the protection and promotion of more basic human rights than any other Charter or Convention has done before. How- ever, its concrete implications and relevance for national legislation, jurisdiction and legal practice will have to be established over the coming years. This project aims at raising awareness for and knowledge about the CFREU with a focus on social rights among legal professionals, trade unions, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders. The activities supporting the achievement of these aims encompass the development of a European Training Manual targeting legal professionals in order to further their skills of applying the CFREU within the national context and the drafting of Guide- lines addressing NGOs and trade unions for raising their awareness about the added value of the CFREU in their daily work. These materials will be tested in trainings, seminars and round tables so that at the end of the project they will be tailored to the needs of the relevant stakeholders and support them in making the CFREU a living instrument throughout the EU Member States

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Croatia, Italy, Poland >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader > Katrin Wladasch (until September 2013) > Institute for International Legal Studies, IT > Barbara Liegl (from October 2013) > Foundation Institute for Law and Society, PL >> University of Milan – Department of Public, Researchers Civil Procedure, International and European Margit Ammer Law, IT Michael Frahm (until September 2013) >> Office for Human Rights and Rights of Project assistance National Minorities, HR Margit Braun Contact Martin Neubauer Barbara Liegl Funded by [email protected] >> European Commission, Directorate General for Justice

Starting/end date January 2013 to December 2014

79 ILECUs – Strengthening the Rule of Law and Good Governance in South East Europe by further Promoting International Law Enforcement Coordination Units which Combat Transnational Organized Crime

The project aims at the sustainable improvement of national, international and regional cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime, which contributes to strengthening the rule of law and good governance in South East Europe. Beneficiaries of this project are the International Law Enforcement Coordination Units (ILECUs) which have been established in South Eastern Europe as well as the ILECUs that are going to be established in the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Georgia. An ILECU is a national coordination unit which incorporates/provides close connection with contact points for EUROPOL, INTERPOL, EUROJUST, the European judicial network, national judicial authorities, the Southeast European Law Enforcement Centre, foreign liaison officers, the Supplementary Information Request at the National Entry (SIRENE), customs authorities, border police, FRONTEX, OLAF and other law enforcement cooperation organisations. The activities within the project aim at strengthening the cooperation of the ILECUs and further developing their standard operating procedures via the Heads of ILECUs network. The Heads of ILECUs network is an important tool for promoting crucial human rights issues such as data protection, protection of the rights of victims as well as offenders and for integrating these aspects into the quality standards of the daily work of the ILECUs. In order to further strengthen the cooperation of the ILECUs und support them in further developing their capacities and skills a Summer Academy for the staff members of the ILECUs will be held. The focus will be on building trust among the staff of the ILECUs by way of working together on concrete cases and exchanging good practices. Furthermore, workshops and round tables will be implemented in Moldova to support the newly established ILECU in enhancing skills regarding data protection as well as gender equality. On top of that, the project partners plan to develop standards for the area of trafficking in human beings within the Police Equal Performance (PEP) strategy. PEP is a regional strategy for Central and South Eastern Europe aiming at improving the performance of police forces by applying the best practices available in policing and at enhancing the operational co-operation between police forces of the EU Member States and the Western Balkans. The vision of PEP is that cross-border operational co-operation in preventing and combating organised and serious crime becomes routine and follows common quality standards. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights supports the Austrian police and the ILECUs network in identifying and applying human rights relevant issues in their daily work through offering baseline studies and trainings.

Countries Lead organisation Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, >> Criminal Intelligence Service Austria Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Montenegro, Serbia Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Contact

Project leader Barbara Liegl Barbara Liegl [email protected] Researchers Monika Mayrhofer Julia Planitzer Andrea Schüchner Project assistance Karl Schönswetter

Funded by >> Austrian Development Agency

Starting/end date February 2013 to April 2015

80 RED-Network – Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance

The RED (Rights Equality and Diversity) Network aimed at combating racism, xenophobia and intolerance by creating an early-warning system on racism and discrimination in the EU member states, as well as on law and policies against discrimination, racist violence, hate speech and stereotypes. The RED Network is an independent research network composed of 18 research and civil society organisations in 17 member states. Its objective is to critically record and fight stereotypes, which are the causes of racist and discriminatory attitudes, actions and violent incidents. The key steps in order to achieve these aims were to collect information and data on phenomena like racism, anti-semitism, islamophobia and related intolerance in a reliable timely, dynamic and comparative way and to provide fast, real-time, straight-forward information on the situation and developments regarding discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin and religion as well as multiple discrimination and on related policies and legislation in EU Member States through an early-warning system, built as an online EU comparative tool accessible to both experts and the general public. In January 2013, the project was concluded with a Steering Group meeting and a meeting of the project team in Athens in order to assess and evaluate the project results and discuss future initiatives and developments. → http://www.red-network.eu/

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, >> i-RED, Institute for Rights Equality & France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Diversity (Greece) Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, Partner organsiations Cyprus >> 18 scientific and civil society organisations Persons involved in 17 EU countries

Coordination, researcher Contact Monika Mayrhofer Monika Mayrhofer Researcher [email protected] Margit Ammer Barbara Liegl Katrin Wladasch

Funded by >> European Commission, Directorate General Justice >> City of Vienna (MA 17)

Starting/end date February 2011 to January 2013

81 ClimMig: Climate-induced migration and displacement and the need for new legal, policy and institutional frameworks

While climate-related migration/displacement has for a long time been regarded solely as the result of “failed adaptation” (i.e. mostly forced migration), it is increasingly recognised that migration can also form part of an adaptation strategy. However, with regard to both aspects – migration to sur- vive and migration for adaptation – existing international legal, normative and institutional frameworks are not deemed to be adequate. Those frameworks currently do not seem to provide adequate protection for persons forced to leave their homes and do not offer the adequate conditions necessary to make migration work as an adaptation strategy. ClimMig identified gaps in international legal, normative and institutional frameworks and gave an overview of the role of the EU and Austria with regard to selected case study countries. The research team carried out six case studies for Albania, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nica- ragua and Samoa. In this context, comprehensive research was undertaken and expert interviews were conducted in Brussels and in Vienna. Several articles were submitted for publication to peer- reviewed journals. Furthermore, an international expert conference on the topic “Human Rights, Environmental Change and Migration“ was organised in Vienna which took place in September 2012; approx. 100 persons attended the conference.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader and researcher Margit Ammer >> Institute for Sustainable Development Michael Frahm (since May 2013) and International Relations, FR Researchers Publication Monika Mayrhofer Publication of case studies on project website, Barbara Liegl submission of three articles for publication in peer reviewed journals Funded by >> Austrian Climate and Energy Fund Contact Margit Ammer Starting/end date [email protected] May 2011 to June 2013

82 PluS – Plurilingual speakers in unilingual contexts. Migrants from African countries in Vienna: Language practices and institutional Communication

This trans-disciplinary project pursued to raise awareness of authorities and courts for multilin- gualism, migration and the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers in proceedings before Austrian authorities through a co-operation of human rights research, applied linguistics, and Afri- can studies. For that purpose Austrian legal norms, their interpretation and associated institutional structures of relevance for communication with authorities including courts were analysed regarding their conformity with human rights requirements. The project showed both the importance of plurilingual repertoire for administrative or judicial procedures and associated language ideologies. Networks among different stakeholders were formed in order to improve communication conditions. Finally, the relevance of plurilingual repertoires for functional communication with migrants/asylum seekers from African countries of origin in proceedings before public administration and judiciary was investigated to see how the linguistic rights of migrants in the Austrian context are interpreted and what the basis for this interpretation is.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Institute of Linguistics, University of Vienna Persons involved >> Institute of African Studies, University of Project leader, researcher Vienna Margit Ammer Partner organsiations Researcher >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Katrin Wladasch Rights Funded by >> Treffpunkt sprachen – Center for >> Vienna Science and Technology Fund Language, Plurilingualism and (WWTF) Subject Didactics, University of Graz

Starting/end date Publication March 2011 to August 2013 Ammer/Busch/Dorn/Rienzner/Santner- Wolfartsberger/Schicho/Seidlhofer/Spitzl: Ein umstrittenes Beweismittel. Sprachanalyse als Instrument der Herkunftsbestimmung in Asylverfahren, juridikum 3/2013

Contact Margit Ammer [email protected]

83 The Protection of Survivors of Torture Seeking Asylum in Austria

Together with Hemayat – an NGO providing interpreter-mediated psychotherapy, psychological consultations and medical support for survivors of war and torture – the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights implemented a research project that aimed at analysing the protection of torture survivors applying for asylum in Austria. In the course of this project 15 cases were presented and analysed relating to psychological and health care as well as the legal level. The results were used to identify possibilities for improvement in the treatment of torture survivors in Austria. This project constituted an innovation, as lawyers and psychotherapists/psychologists brought together their data and methodologies in order to arrive at a new perspective and analysis of empirical and theoretical material. This multidisciplinary approach allowed for an illustration of how torture survivors experience the application of Austrian asylum laws and which effects the asylum procedures can have on the concerned individuals. The results were published in a book und presented in the course of a panel discussion in Novem- ber 2013.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved >> Hemayat – Betreuungszentrum für Folter- Project leader, researcher und Kriegsüberlebende Margit Ammer Partner organsiations Researchers >> Research Platform Human Rights in the Barbara Kurz European Context, University of Vienna Stephanie Krisper Publication Funded by Ammer/Kronsteiner/Schaffler/Kurz/Kremla: >> Österreichischer Zukunftsfonds Krieg und Folter im Asylverfahren: Eine >> City of Vienna (MA 7) psychotherapeutische und juristische Studie, Starting/end date 2013 March 2011 to May 2013 Contact Margit Ammer [email protected]

84 End violence against children and juveniles in custody

The principal aim of this project was a child/youth participatory assessment of situations of violence while in custody as well as developing measures to counter violence against young people in custody. This methodologically challenging project was implemented in two main stages: Investigating children’s and young people’s views and experiences and raising awareness: • desk-based study of law, policy, practice and mechanisms for access to justice, • conduct parallel investigations to find out children’s and young people’s experience of violence in custody and their views on what needs to change at domestic level, • based on the investigations’ findings, work with children and young people to identify useful com- parisons and opportunities for learning to be shared between countries, and develop recommendations for change at European level, • raise awareness of children’s views, experiences and recommendations for change, • compile findings into a single investigation report, with virtual launch on project website. Supporting children and young people to create change: • support children and young people to conduct targeted campaigns based on the year one investigation findings, • campaigns to clearly identify the changes needed and develop action plans for follow-up; focus on influencing those with the power to make the change happen; final results published and dissemi- nated through project website.

Countries Lead organisation England, Belgium, Netherlands, Cyprus, >> Children’s Rights Alliance for England Romania, Austria (CRAE)

Persons involved Partner organsiations

Project leader (BIM) >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Helmut Sax Rights >> Weisser Ring Austria Funded by >> Institute for the Sociology of Law and >> European Commission, Directorate General Criminology, AT Justice, DAPHNE III-Programme >> International Juvenile Justice Observatory, >> Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice BE >> Defence for Children International, NL Starting/end date >> Commissioner for Children’s Rights, CY May 2013 to May 2015 >> Save the Children, RO

Contact Publication Helmut Sax Final Reports in 2013: consolidated country- [email protected] comparative reports on research phase and on campaign phase (published by CRAE, see project website at http://www. violencefreecustody.org.uk); summary of findings (research phase, campaign phase) on Austria/youth-friendly version (in German), see http://bim.lbg.ac.at/en/childrens-rights/ children-and-young-people-across-europe- call-end-violence-custody

85 DAPHNE Diffusion – Information tools for a DAPHNE programme community

The EU DAPHNE Programme on the protection from violence against children and women has already supported several hundreds of projects across Europe. The DAPHNE Diffusion project now aimed to support exchange of information about these projects and its implementing partners and thus contribute to the creation of a DAPHNE programme community of researchers and practitioners. The main activities include an assessment of information needs and the development of practical tools, in particular a shared dissemination tool on the internet: “Directory of the DAPHNE community”. The BIM took part in the assessment and provided country-specific information about relevant partners for the Directory.

Countries Lead organisation DAPHNE Programme countries >> Association Naturalia et Biologia (NEB), France Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader (BIM) > Helmut Saxr > Psytel, FR >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Funded by Rights, AT >> European Commission, Directorate General >> Associaçào para o Planeamentoda Familia Justice, DAPHNE-III-Programme (APF), PT >> Social Services Agency, LV Starting/end date Publication January 2011 to January 2013 Online Directory and Manual, see http://psytel. eu/daphdiff

Contact Helmut Sax [email protected]

86 Access to Specialised Victim Support Services for Women with Disabilites Who Have Experienced Violence

In the framework of this project the involved partners seek to investigate: • whether the four countries fulfil their national obligations as stated in the UNCRPD, CEDAW and other legal instruments and measures aimed at the protection of all women who experienced violence, • which institutions offer services for women with disabilities, • the specific needs and concerns of women with disabilities in relation to violence, • the extent to which women with disabilities are aware of their rights and the support available, • the extent to which women with disabilities who have experienced violence have been able to access the range of mainstream services and provisions, and if they get the assistance they expect, • whether victim support services have the resources to address the needs of women with disabilities as well as • good-practice examples of barrier-free access to specialised support services for women with disabilities. Furthermore the project will raise public awareness about this taboo subject and facilitate and strengthen the networking between disability service providers and specialised victim support facilities. Additionally, recommendations for specialized victim support facilities, disability service providers and policy makers in all countries and at the European level will be drafted with the aim to improve the services for disabled women who have experienced violence and to provide a voice for disabled women.

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Germany, Iceland, United Kingdom >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Project leader, researcher > Sabine Mandl > NINLIL, AT >> Queraum, AT Researcher >> University of Leeds, GB Claudia Sprenger >> University of Glasgow, GB >> University of Gießen, DE Funded by >> University of Iceland, IS >> European Commission, Directorate General Justice, DAPHNE-III-Programme Contact >> Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Sabine Mandl Affairs and Consumer Protection [email protected] >> Austrian Federal Chancellery, Womens’ Affairs and Equal Treatment

Starting/end date February 2013 to January 2015

87 CONFRONT – Countering new forms of Roma children trafficking: Participatory approach

The primary objective of this project, which is carried out simultaneously in six EU Member States, lies in building a better understanding on specific forms of child trafficking which are often linked – almost stereotypically – to the situation of Roma (e.g. begging with children). For this purpose, the project aims to actively seek to involve Roma organisations and discuss jointly ways to deal with the issue of child trafficking. Project goals: • strengthening of child protection measures in relation to child trafficking in Europe, with emphasis on specific forms of child trafficking, • contributing to counter stereotypical images about Roma being affected by child trafficking, through direct involvement of Roma groups, • strengthening of Roma as partners in action against child trafficking, including through sensitisation of all relevant anti-trafficking stakeholders and the development of pilot mediation activities in Austria.

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Hungary, >> Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Slovakia, Romania BG

Persons involved Partner organsiations > Project leader (BIM), researcher > CENSIS Institut, IT > Helmut Sax > Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), GR Researcher >> Center for Policy Studies/Central European Julia Planitzer, Astrid Winkler University, HU Funded by >> People in Need, SK >> Soros Foundation Romania, RO >> European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs, ISEC Programme Contact >> Austrian Federal Ministry for European and Helmut Sax International Affairs [email protected] Starting/end date July 2013 to June 2015

88 Assistance and reintegration of child victims of trafficking – ARECHIVIC

The project undertakes to promote the development of effective child trafficking responses in the EU based on good practices assessment of victim assistance and integration policies and programmes in source and destination countries. Its main activities included to: • assess the policy, legal and institutional framework for assistance and reintegration in society of child victims of trafficking in source and destination countries, • establish a methodology and evaluate programmes for assistance and reintegration, • identify best practices for support and protection of children victims of trafficking in selected EU countries in line with the principles of fundamental children‘s rights and of promoting the best interests of the victims, and promote their replication in other EU countries, • develop an innovative web-based interactive tool assisting the stakeholders efforts for reintegration of children victims of trafficking; provide children victims of trafficking and their parents with information on relevant programmes; and establish a network of relevant public and private institutions.

Countries Lead organisation Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, >> Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Austria Bulgaria

Persons involved Partner organsiations

Project leader (BIM), researcher >> Censis Foundation, IT Helmut Sax >> The Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority, SE Researcher >> People In Need, SK, Julia Planitzer >> University of Pécs, HU Astrid Winkler (ECPAT Austria) Publication Funded by Center for the Study of Democracy: Assisting >> European Commission, Directorate General and reintegrating child victims of trafficking Justice, EU Fundamental Rights and – Improving policy and practice in the EU Citizenship Member States, 2013 >> Provincial Government of Tyrol Sax (ed): Kinderhandel in Österreich und im Starting/end date EU-Vergleich – Untersuchungsergebnisse zu April 2011 to March 2013 Versorgung und (Re)Integration von Kindern [Child trafficking in Austria and from an EU comparative perspective – assistance and reintegration of trafficked children], 2014 (forth-coming)

Contact Helmut Sax [email protected]

89 Facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field of Human Trafficking

The main goal of this project is to tailor the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‚Ruggie-Guidelines‘) to the context of Human Trafficking. The seven implementing project partners adapt the guidelines to the needs of three different sectors: agriculture, construction and the hospitality sector. Every partner selects one sector for the analysis and implementation in the respective country. In Austria, the BIM analyses the construction sector. Firstly, BIM has conducted a mapping of the sector. Based on this as well as on interviews with relevant stakeholders, a practical sector specific guide has been elaborated.The guide should support corporations to apply Corporate Social Responsibility for the prevention of human trafficking and is presented to companies in spring 2014.

Countries Lead organisation Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Spain >> University of Tilburg, NL

Persons involved Partner organsiations

Project leader (BIM), researcher >> Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, DK Julia Planitzer >> University Ca’Foscari, IT >> University of Liverpool, UK Researcher >> Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and Barbara Linder, Karin Lukas, Julia Planitzer, against Racism, BE Helmut Sax, Astrid Steinkellner >> Gabinet d’Estudes Sociales, ES

Funded by Publication >> European Commission, Directorate General Planitzer/Linder/Steinkellner: Corporate Home Affairs, ISEC Programme Social Responsibility to Prevent Human >> Austrian Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Trafficking. The Construction Sector in Austria Consumer Protection – A Mapping, 2014, http://bim.lbg.ac.at/files/ Starting/end date sites/bim/Untersuchung_Construction%20 Sector%20Austria_engl.%20Version.pdf December 2012 to April 2014 Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights: Bauen auf Nachhaltigkeit. Ein Leitfaden für faire Arbeitsbedingungen in der Bauwirtschaft, 2014

Contact Julia Planitzer [email protected]

90 Strengthening Child Protection in German International Development Cooperation

Following a tender published by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Deve- lopment in Berlin, BIM together with its lead partner, the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI), have been awarded a contract for a major research study in the context of international development cooperation. More specifically, it reviews the relevance of child protection (based on child rights standards) in the framework of German development programmes and projects, and shall give recommendations for further enhancement of this area. This includes to address questions, such as: • To what extent are current German development measures related to child protection, what are existing strategies and priorities? • What are the strategies employed by relevant bi- and multilateral donors in the international level in this regard? • What are the most important sectors, mechanisms and decision-making processes in partner countries in order to comprehensively realize child protection? • Which are the most successful methodologies and good practices so far in implementing child protection in German development cooperation?

Countries Lead organisation Germany, Austria >> Global Public Policy Institute, DE

Persons involved Contact

Project leader (BIM), researcher Helmut Sax Helmut Sax [email protected] Researcher Julia Planitzer

Funded by >> German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Starting/end date June 2013 to November 2014

91 Child Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN)

In December 2012 a new cross-European network was established in Berlin, in the field of human rights of children and adolescents: the Children‘s Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN). CREAN is coordinated by Freie Universität Berlin and spans across 37 partner universities and academic institutions in 30 countries; the Research Platform Human Rights in the European Con- text at Vienna University, represented by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, acts as the Austrian counterpart to CREAN. Among the aims of this academic network are the establishment of a platform for interaction and mutual learning between policy-makers, practitioners and academia in the field of children’s rights, the formation of a European-wide body of promising early career researchers and graduates, the development of common academic materials and the encouragement of curricula reform and development. For this purpose, two pan-European conferences (on children’s rights research, and on non-discrimination of children in education, respectively), workshops and a prize award for early career researchers will be organised, various manuals and academic material developed and two sub-regional networks established (for the Nordic and the Mediterranean region).

Countries Lead organisation Partner universities in 30 European/ >> Freie Universität Berlin, DE Mediterranean countries Partner organsiations Persons involved >> See project website at: Researcher http://www.crean-home.net Helmut Sax Contact Funded by Helmut Sax >> European Commission, Directorate General [email protected] Education and Culture, Lifelong Learning Programme

Starting/end date October 2012 to September 2015

92 First Vienna Protest Path

The First Vienna Protest Path is a project organised by polis – the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools – in cooperation with the author Martin Auer. The project highlights past struggles for many rights we enjoy today. It shows how people organised and achieved things – and how such struggles and achievements left their mark on the cityscape of Vienna today.

A project for young people and politically interested individuals who want to experience Vienna from a different perspective.

How it works: Signboards at buildings and locations throughout the city of Vienna mark the spots of social movements that are part of the Protest Path. “Mobile tags” on the signboards allow for school classes as well as passers-by to connect directly to the internet using their smart phone. Hence, the social movement that formed the scene becomes vivid in texts, sounds and images. The users can read about the history of the movement, listen to original recor- dings or watch photos and videos. All contents of the twelve stations is provided on www.protestwanderweg.at as well. Thus, teachers or educators who want to visit the Protest Path with their students can prepare the excursion in advance. → www.protestwanderweg.at

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Publication Project Leader Patricia Hladschik Ausserer / Hladschik: Erster Wiener Protestwanderweg. Begleitheft für den Project implementation Unterricht. Vienna: polis, second edition 2013 Martin Auer (author) Maria Haupt Contact Ingrid Ausserer Patricia Hladschik Dorothea Steurer [email protected] Elisabeth Turek

Funded by >> respekt.net >> City of Vienna >> Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Culture and the Arts >> Federal Ministry for Women and the Civil Service >> National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism >> GPA-djp >> WUK

Starting/end date Since January 2012 ongoing

93 polis – Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools

polis, the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools supports teachers in putting citizenship education into practice at schools. Apart from knowledge transfer activities polis also engages in awareness raising and sensitisation for all issues concerning politics, democracy and human rights. polis was initiated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association. The main tasks of polis are, among others: • periodical for teachers “polis aktuell” • purchase, publishing und distribution of teaching materials on civic education • in-service teacher trainings • workshops for school classes • organisation of events, e.g. EDC Action Days • coordination of a teacher’s network • content management of the dossiers on the web portal Citizenship Education • coordination of the Competition for Civic Education (organised by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education) in Austria • consultation and support of teachers • national and international cooperations, e.g. DARE, EUROCLIO, NECE • further projects: Young Ideas for Europe, Vienna‘s First Protest Path → www.politik-lernen.at

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Publication Director Patricia Hladschik Monthly for teachers “polis aktuell” Staff members Contact Ingrid Ausserer Patricia Hladschik Maria Haupt [email protected] Dorothea Steurer Elisabeth Turek

Funded by >> Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture

Starting/end date Established in February 2006, contract extended until 2014

Emerged from the Service Centre for Human Rights Education (since 1997 at the institute) and the Service Centre for Civic Education (since 2002 at the institute)

94 Young ideas for Europe

Young Ideas for Europe – an initiative of the Robert Bosch Foundation – inspires young people between the age of 15 and 18 years to actively shape Europe’s political, economic and social future. At the heart of the initiative is a 5-day project week, during which young people debate and develop their ideas for energy policy and combating climate change. They do this with guidance from experts across the political spectrum, as well as with participants in other European countries. On the final day of the project week, the students present and debate their ideas with a group of high- ranking guests and media representatives. polis took over the organisation of the project in Austria. This year the project week took place from 14 to 18 October 2013 with the 4K+ at the Vienna Busi- ness School in Mödling. During this week the young people worked on the topic New Energy for Europe. The project week not only raised their awareness of the European energy policy, but the students also learned a lot about the role of politics and what is happening nationally and globally, about the megatrends affecting our world, that the challenges of the future require cross-border solutions and most of them also realized that the individual will have to take over more responsibility. At the same time the project week took place in Slovakia at the Gymnázium Grösslingová 18 in Bratislava. Almost every day the students exchanged their experiences via Skype with the partner school. The completed Action Plan, drawn from the results of all project weeks across Europe, will be presented to the EU commissioner for Climate Protection, Connie Hedegaard, by an international delegation of youngsters involved in the project, the End of January 2014 in Brussels. One of the delegates will come from the 4K+. => www.politik-lernen.at/jugenddenkteuropa

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Contact Project leader Ingrid Ausserer Ingrid Ausserer [email protected] Project implementation Dorothea Steurer

Funded by >> Robert Bosch Foundation >> Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture >> Chamber of Commerce Austria and Lower Austria

Starting/end date ongoing since July 2011

95 Music and Human Rights

The project is implemented in cooperation of „Lucerne Festival“, the main institution on classical music in Lucerne, „Musicians for Human Rights“, a worldwide network of musicians who promote a culture of human rights and social engagement, „Kantonsschule Reussbühl“, a secondary school with special focus on music, and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights. The aim of the project is to work with pupils of Kantonsschule Reussbühl on the interrelation of music and human rights. For that purpose, the students meet up with the professional musicians of the “Human Rights Orchestra” for three rehearsal sessions and study pieces of music with emphasis on human rights. Staff of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights accompanies these musical lessons with workshops on human rights. In 2013, the focus of the project was “the right to culture” and accordingly the pieces of music as well as the workshops aligned around this topic. There is for example one choral piece called „Umuco“, written by young people in Ruanda, about how important the right to culture is with regard to reconciliation after the war. Other pieces for the orchestra also take up human rights issues and point out the potential music has with regard to human rights. The project will culminate in a concert on 12th of April 2014, taking place in Lucerne and presenting the results of the common work. →www.politik-lernen.at/umuco → www.lucernefestival.ch

Countries Lead organisation Switzerland, Austria >> Lucerne Festival

Persons involved Partner organsiations >> Musicians for Human Rights Project Leader >> Musicians without Borders Patricia Hladschik >> Kantonsschule Reussbühl/Lucerne Staff >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Maria Haupt Rights – Research Association

Funded by Contact >> Lucerne Festival Patricia Hladschik Starting/end date [email protected] November 2013 to April 2014 with a possible extension of the project to develop material on “music and human rights” for the musicians involved in the project

96 Training Curriculum on Fundamental Rights for Judgeship Trainees

Since 2008, fundamental rights are relevant for the final examination ofAustrian judgeship trainees and thus form part of their mandatory training system. Questions of human rights protection in the daily business of prospective judges and public prosecutors are being addressed in the context of three-day seminars on a very practical level. The course has a strong focus on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the “European Convention on Human Rights” and the “EU Charta of Fun- damental Rights”, e.g. the right to liberty and security, the right to a fair trial, the right to respect for private and family life, freedom of expression and the prohibition of discrimination. The so-called “Fundamental Rights Curriculum” has been developed in a joint effort with the Asso- ciation of Austrian Judges (Department Fundamental Rights), the Federal Ministry of Justice, the BIM and two other Austrian human rights institutes, ETC Graz and ÖIM Salzburg. Up to four fundamental rights trainings take place in the Higher Regional Courts’ districts (Graz, Innsbruck, Salz- burg and Vienna) each year. These seminars are based on a tandem-principle, which means that human rights experts from the three institutes train the participants together with senior judges. Out of the four seminars which took place in 2013, two were held within the district of the Higher Regio- nal Court Vienna, arranged by the BIM-team in May and October 2013. Due to the close co-operation of all actors involved in the project, the fundamental rights training module has continuously been modified and optimised based upon both the lecturers’ experiences and the participants’ feedback. The latter shows a constantly high degree of respect within the target group, as was discussed in the course of an Austrian-wide evaluation meeting in April 2013 in Vienna. Latest developments and case law are reflected in the training script, which is equally being updated on a regular basis.

Country Lead organisation Austria >> Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organsiations Legal researchers, lecturers Astrid Steinkellner >> Association of Austrian Judges Julia Planitzer (Fundamental Rights Department) Christof Tschohl >> Federal Ministry of Justice >> Austrian Human Rights Institute (ÖIM), Project leader Salzburg Hannes Tretter >> European Training Centre for Democracy Funded by and Human Rights (ETC), Graz >> Federal Ministry of Justice (concept, script) Publication >> Higher Regional Courts of Vienna, Graz, Linz Apostolovski/Czech/Steinkellner/Tschohl [et and Innsbruck (seminars) al.]: Grundrechte im gerichtlichen Berufsalltag, Starting/end date Skriptum zum RiAA-Grundrechtsmodul. ongoing since April 2007 Vienna: Federal Ministry of Justice, 2010 (2nd edition)

Contact Astrid Steinkellner [email protected]

97 E.MA – European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation

The European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) is a one-year, inter-university and inter-disciplinary postgraduate programme. The programme aims at educating experts in the field of human rights and democratisation and to prepare them for their future work in international and human rights oriented organisations, such as the EU, UN, OSCE and NGOs. During the first term, which is taught in Venice, the students receive a comprehensive introduction into the historical, philosophical, anthropological, political and legal fundamentals of international human rights. At the end of the first term, the BIM organises a field trip to Kosovo. The students spend the summer semester in one of the 41 participating universities all over the EU, where they take part in seminars and write their master thesis. In 2013, three Master students (“Masterini”) from Australia, Belgium and Germany came to Vienna during their second semester. Their theses focused on: The Cologne judgment about male circum- cision and possible Human Rights implications, organ harvesting in China and possible Human Rights violations through transplant tourism and the nexus between human trafficking in women and asylum seeking. → www.emahumanrights.org → www.eiuc.org

Countries Lead organisation EU Member States >> European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) Persons involved Partner organsiations E.MA National Director Manfred Nowak >> 41 participating universities in all EU Member States E.MA National Coordinator Marijana Grandits Publication Thesis supervisors E.MA Awarded Theses Collection Hannes Tretter Contact Julia Planitzer Andrea Schüchner Marijana Grandits [email protected] Organiser of the Kosovo field trip Marijana Grandits

Funded by >> European Commission >> Regione del Veneto, IT >> Municipality of Venice, IT >> United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) >> Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) >> Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ

Starting/end date ongoing since September 1997 (since 2002 at the institute)