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Annual Report 2012 © Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – LBI and Research Association A-1010 Vienna, Freyung 6 (Schottenhof), Hof 1, Stiege II T +43/1/42 77-274 20, [email protected], http://bim.lbg.ac.at Vienna, April 2013 INHALTSVERZEICHNIS Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5 20 Years Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights. 20 Years Committed to Human Rights Research. ..................................................................................................... 7 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 .......................................................................... 17 Women‘s Rights | Children‘s Rights | Trafficking in Human Being ............................... 19 Human Rights Education and Education for Democratic Citizenship .......................... 22 Staff ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Finances .............................................................................................................................. 29 Events .................................................................................................................................. 31 Publications ........................................................................................................................ 51 BIM in the Media ................................................................................................................ 56 Projects ............................................................................................................................... 59 INTRODUCTION Dear readers and friends, Dear partners and supporters of the BIM! With this annual report we’d like to present you with wide-ranging information about our work in the year 2012. One of the highlights of 2012 was certainly the exuberant celebration of the twenty years existence of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights in Vienna’s Porgy and Bess on December 7. We will give you a short account of the anniversary event at the beginning of our annual report, fol- lowed by six sections on the main fields of work at the BIM, providing a glimpse into the main focus areas of 2012. After an overview of institute’s staff and of the financial situation there will be a selection of media coverage of our work, and as in previous years, we will also inform you about publications and events in the institute, as well as providing data summaries of our 2012 projects. After the evaluation of the institute in 2011, the BIM concentrated on strategy development in 2012. During a retreat we had a series of workshops where we worked together on the strategic direction of the four main pillars of the BIM: structure, organisation, finance / topics and content / networks and strategic partnerships / external effect and visibility for the years 2012 to 2015. Now the task will be to implement the measures. In 2013 we will also be celebrating another 20 year anniversary: in 1993 the UN World Conference on Human Rights took place in Vienna. This was a crucial moment for the founding of the BIM. To mark the occasion, the BIM will be one of the organisers of the Vienna +20 conference, which will open up the way for further steps in the field of human rights. We hope to meet you personally at one of our many BIM events throughout the year. Until then, we hope you enjoy reading the report! Patricia Hladschik, Manfred Nowak, Fiona Steinert, Hannes Tretter and the BIM team Vienna, April 2013 PS: There are many ways to support BIM’s human rights work, for instance by a donation at www.respekt.net. The BIM is participating in the vergissmeinnicht.at campaign. This is an initiative encouraging people to bequeath a certain amount to a charity in their will. With a legacy for the BIM you can let your social commitment live on, as a long lasting contribution to the culture of human dignity. 5 6 20 YEARS LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 20 YEARS COMMITTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH. On the 7th of December 2012 the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM), the largest human rights research institute in Austria, celebrated its 20th anniversary at Porgy & Bess. During these years the BIM with its meanwhile about 50 emplo- yees has become an internationally recognised institution for human rights research. Shortly after its foundation in 1992 by Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter, the BIM organised the acti- vities of more than 1,500 NGOs during the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, which led to the establishment of the United Nations High Commissioner‘s Office for Human Rights. At the same time and beside the creation of numerous state reports on human rights for the Austrian Ministry of Interior Affairs as well as for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the BIM initiated an extensive empiric-analytic study about “ethnic cleansing“ in the Eastern-Bosnian town of Zvornik. This was consulted later by the Yugoslavia tribunal in The Hague to the prosecution of war crimes. When in 1995 the Bruno Kreisky Recognition Prize was awarded to the BIM for these activities, it started working on a project to identify the disappeared persons as well as victims of the genocide in Srebrenica with offices in Sarajevo and Tuzla. In the Austrian year of human rights in 1998 the BIM compiled a much-noticed proposal for a comprehensive non-discrimination law, which was transmitted to the National Assembly. Since that time, and after a multitude of various studies, projects and analyses, the field of expertise of the institute has continuously increased. Today, it works on all important and current human rights fields and amongst others also devotes itself to human rights education. In addition, the BIM – up to now as the only human rights institute – received a general authorisation of the European Commission for the realisation of so-called “Twinning projects” in 2002. This programme is used to support EU-can- didate states with the implementation of the acquis communautaire. So far the BIM has already accom- plished more than 20 such projects in the field of human rights and the rule of law and thus forms an important interface between research and practice. 7 The anniversary gala on 7th of December 2012 was a strong signal for human rights, with numerous artists who created a manifold and exciting programme. The evening was moderated by the TV presenter Corinna Milborn and various prominent Austrian artists paid their respect to the work of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights: Johanna Arrouas, Aliosha Biz, Josef Haslinger, the Popržan/Jokić /Neuner/Petrova 4-tet, the KK-Strings, Nina Kusturica, Aida Loos, Clara Lucia, Anna Rot, The Rounder Girls, Gregor Seberg and Peter Turrini. Subsequently the band !DelaDap as well as the DJ sets of [dunkelbunt], Tiga Lily and The Irresistibles provided for a lively dance atmosphere up to the early morning hours. Thanks to the commitment of the artists, the sponsors and, last but not least the 500 guests, the evening was not just an appreciation of the work of the institute but also raised funds that help to ensure the independent human rights research of the institute. In addition, the Austrian filmmaker Nina Kusturica produced – pro bono – a cinema spot on the occasion of the 20th anniversary that she also directed. In this spot the actors Christoph Grissemann and Dirk Stermann use a fantasy language which is seemingly translated by subtitles. The commer- cial imparts the thought that subtitles, as an example of simplification, cannot communicate what is actually spoken in a film, that is seen as an example of the complexity of life, but mislead if they are not challenged. The film spot was broadcasted on ATV, Okto, Pro7 and ServusTV as well as in over 20 cinemas throughout Austria between November 2012 and February 2013. Online the spot received over 2,500 hits (it can be watched online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZ8JEVckU0). 8 HUMAN DIGNITY AND PUBLIC SECURITY 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 practi- ces 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 implem entation 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. National prevention mechanism However,
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