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, followed 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 employees 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 activities 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-candidate 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 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.

National prevention mechanism 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. As a consequence, the number of membership of the monitoring body of the OPCAT, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT), with the mandate to visit all places of detention in State parties and submit reports and recommendations, increased from 10 to 25 independent experts in 2011. Furthermore, the progressing ratification of the OPCAT 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. Austria has furthermore advanced on the implementation of the CAT by finally defining and criminalising torture in line with articles 1 and 4 CAT.

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 Pri- soners. Furthermore, the UN has adopted the long awaited Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, thereby 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 is the consulting and training of authorities and civil society actors around the world in the implementation of the CAT and the OPCAT.

In that context, the team builds on the experiences of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, whose mandate assisted between 2004 and 2010, as well as the different research projects in the field of prevention of torture and ill-treatment.

9 Within its consulting and training work, the “Human Dignity and Public Security” 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. 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 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 describing the situation of torture and ill-treatment, 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. Besides the implementation projects, the team has involved short term experts in numerous projects and has provided consulting and trainings in different countries, such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Paki- stan, 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. Moreover, in 2012, team members participated in a project on the prevention of excessive force by the Turkish police, together with experts from the Austrian and German police. The “Human Dignity and Public Security” research team works mainly internationally, but also plays an important role in the Austrian context of prevention of torture and ill-treatment. BIM coordinates two of the regional visiting Commissions carrying out the mandate of the NPM for the Austrian Ombuds Institution. Furthermore, the team gets involved in the national public discourse and consulted relevant processes such as the criminalisation of torture in the Austrian legislation and the establishment of an NPM.

Main Projects 2012

Atlas of Torture The principal project of the team is the ‘Atlas of Torture - Monito- ring 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 Liechtenstein, which started in 2010 and lasts until the end of 2013. The project assists four selected countries visited by Manfred Nowak as UN Special Rapporteur and his team from 2004 to 2010 in the implementation of his recommendations: Paraguay, Moldova, Uru- guay 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 and civil society are 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. www.atlas-of-torture-org.

10 Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe (ART-IP) The ART-IP project focuses 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 Pro- tocol. The e-learning tools for trainers and trainees are displayed on the project’s website: www.istanbulprotocol.info.

Important Events 2012

yy The Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment in Uruguay, 22-23 May 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay International Expert Conference, in cooperation with SERPAJ-Uruguay

yy Round-table on the Establishment of the Togolese NPM, Geneva, 21 November 2012 Expert round-table in the context of the CAT Committee session on Togo, in cooperation with the World Organisation Against Torture

Selected Publications 2012

Birk, Moritz / Crittin Tiphanie, Directrices para visitas a lugares de detención – Ministerio de la Defensa Pública del Paraguay, Atlas of Torture, November 2012. Birk, Moritz: Human Rights of Detainees, In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina / Hofstätter, Tina: All Human Rights for all. Manual on Human Rights. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv, 2012, pp. 477-482. Crittin, Tiphanie: Right to Liberty and Security, In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina / Hofstätter, Tina: All Human Rights for all. Manual on Human Rights. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv, 2012, pp. 361-366. Lober, Johanna: The African System of Human Rights Protection, In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina / Hofstätter, Tina: All Human Rights for all. Manual on Human Rights. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv, 2012, pp. 247-257. Stippel, Jörg: Apuntes acerca de una politica criminal contradictoria en Uruguay, In: Derechos Huma- nos en el Uruguay – Informe 2012, pp. 131-146.

Human Rights in Development Cooperation and Business / Digital Rights

In 2012, four topics dominated the “development cooperation and business“ discourse 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 implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Economic Crisis The Economic Crisis and its negative consequences on ESC rights was globally debated in various fora, for example on the level of the UN and within the Council of Europe institutions. In December 2012, the European Committee of Social Rights rendered decisions on four collective complaints against Greece which are among the first decisions world-wide on the human rights (in-)compatibility

11 of austerity measures in specific areas (for example social security).The Economic Crisis in the form of the Euro Crisis has had massive impacts on the social systems of the EU Member States – the scale of these impacts are only starting to be realised and will also be on top of the European agendas in 2013.

Ruggie Follow Up Prozess The human rights responsibilities of companies were further analysed in the follow-up to and implementation of the UN 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 in Development Cooperation and Busi- ness” team conducted a research project on the third pillar of the UN Principles (“Remedy“) and will continue with a follow-up project on the same issue. Research focuses on complaint mechanisms established by companies and multi-stakeholder initiatives to give access to victims of human rights violations by companies the right to a remedy. In addition, a comprehensive dissertation project analyses the human rights responsibilities of development and export credit agencies, which have a particular role as they are closely interrelated with the state.

Post-Millenium Development Goals The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concentrated on the needs of the poorest persons in the world by fulfilling measurable targets until 2015. Already three years before the planned goal attainment there is a broad discussion on how to proceed after 2015. The debate is about how a new international framework for development and sustainability should be shaped that can adequately meet the global challenges and can contribute to a profound and sustainable development. A High- level Panel should develop recommendations for such a development agenda till the UN summit in September 2013. At the same time a drafting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as the result of the Rio+20 summit, is discussed. The core issues for the development of an agenda are questions of global valid objectives by concurrent recognition of local conditions, indicators for their achievement, values and principles underlying the agenda, and how affected groups can be supported from the perspective of a human rights approach. The development of the agendas is understood as a challenge for society as a whole, which goes beyond the scope of development policy in the narrow sense. The Team also addressed the Post-MDGs debate by participating in a comprehensive project proposal to the European Commission on the role of multinational companies in addressing global development challenges.. In a consortium with a number of leading researchers from European and ICPC countries (International Cooperation Partner Countries), the Team co-developed an innovate framework for assessing impacts of multinational enterprises on issues related to the Millennium Declaration, sustainable development, human rights, transparency, and anti-corruption. The project overall aims at increasing the positive impacts of multinational companies to global development; stimulating the coherence of development related activities of the public and the private sector; and promoting scientific progress both in responsible business conduct (CSR) and global development.

The rights of persons with disabilities The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the most important international instrument for persons who are directly or indirectly affected by disabilities. With Article 32 of the UNCRPD a provision of its own is dedicated to Development Cooperation. Development programmes must actively support 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 Peoples Organisations is explicitly mentioned. The implementation of the UNCRPD sets a considerable challenge for development agencies and organisations.

12 Major tasks of the team in 2012 for the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) included consultations in the field of human rights with an emphasis on gender mainstreaming in development cooperation and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation. Therefore lectures were held, background documents were drafted and the ADA quality criteria on persons with disabilities in development cooperation were updated.

Main Projects 2012

Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms – Resolving Conflicts of Interests between Business and Human Rights (2011-2012) Judicial remedies for conflict resolution in instances of corporate human rights violations have pro- ved to be complicated, cost- and time-consuming and thus unsatisfactory for both parties involved. This project, supported by the Jubilee Fund of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB), therefore aimed at exploring the potential role of out-of-court mechanisms in order to avoid years of litigation and obtain prompt and more balanced resolutions on an extrajudicial basis. 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 comparative analysis delivered a set of model features for successful, human rights-compatible extrajudicial complaint mechanisms, which complement the above mentioned Ruggie-criteria on an operational basis.

Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Macedonia (2009-2012) The ADA-financed project “Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Macedonia” was a follow-up project to the pilot “Human Rights and Poverty Reduction in Macedonia” (2006 – 2008) and built on its results and on the recommendations of its external evaluation. It was implemented by BIM-experts in Skopje and Vienna from 2009 to 2012 and supported the inclusion of the Human Rights-based Approach (HRBA) into the planning processes of the national and local authorities dealing with the issues of social inclusion, social protection and poverty reduction. Among other positive outcomes is e.g. the creation of the Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform (MAPP) to mention which became a member of the European Anti-Poverty Networks (EAPN), as well as numerous studies, trainings, workshops and conferences for and different stakeholders, which supported the project aim of socially inclusive policies as well as monitoring of social policy on the part of the civil society. In the final external evaluation the replicability of the project to other countries was recognized and suggested.

Important Events 2012

yy The Bilateral Level: Social Norms in Sustainability Chapters of bilateral Free Trade Agreements, 25 April 2013, Vienna Presentation of Karin Lukas based on the study by Lukas/Steinkellner during the round table discussion “Social Chapters in Trade Agreements – Workers Rights on the Negotation Table” of the Austrian Chamber of Labour

yy Business and Human Rights: Conflict Resolution in Companies, 17 October 2012, iennaV Pro- ject presentation “Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms“ by Karin Lukas, Barbara Linder and Astrid Steinkellner, as well as Expert Panel Discussion on Mediation and Conflict Resolution

yy The Human Rights Based Approach and Development Cooperation, 25 June 2012, Vienna Key Note Speech by Claudia Sprenger at the KnowHow3000 Conference “Human Rights – Civil Society“ organized by Horizont 3000

13 Selected Publications 2012

Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: Unternehmen in Konfliktregionen. Duisburg [et al]: Inst. f. Forschung und Entwicklung, 2012. Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: Sozialnormen in Nachhaltigkeitskapiteln bilateraler Freihandelsab- kommen. In: Scherrer, Christoph / Hänlein, Andreas (Ed.), Sozialkapitel in Handelsabkommen. Begründungen und Vorschläge aus juristischer, ökonomischer und politologischer Sicht. Baden- Baden: Nomos, 2012. Linder, Barbara / Steinkellner, Astrid: Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights. In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012. Lukas, Karin: The European Social Charter in the European Monitoring System. In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012.

European Neighbourhood and Integration Policy

Since the end of 2011 EU external human rights policy in general has been marked by an intensified effort to arrive at a more coherent and all-encompassing approach. The Joint Communication of the European Commission (EC) and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy “Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action – Towards a More Effective Approach“ was followed by the adoption of a Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy with a corresponding Action Plan in June 2012 as well as the appointment of an EU Special Represen- tative on Human Rights, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis. While it remains to be seen how these recent initiatives will translate into practice, the promotion of democracy and human rights is increasingly significant for both enlargement policy and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The growing prominence of human rights, democracy and the rule of law within the EU’s enlargement policy is reflected in regular reviews of the EU pre-accession strategy leading to a stricter scrutiny of the present acceding, candidate and potential candidate states* as to their compliance with human rights and democratic standards. Croatia was the first country to negotiate on the newly defined chapter 23 “Judiciary and fundamental rights”, which has been crucial for its entire accession process. Also the last Monitoring Report before the planned accession in July 2013 focuses on this key area and gives a confident assessment of Croatia’s capacity to complete accession preparations. In June 2012, subsequent to a specific EC report on the rule of law and fundamental rights, negotiations with Montenegro were launched. 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. Serbia was granted candidate status in March 2012, which to a large extent had depended on an improvement of the country’s cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugos- lavia. Whether negotiations will be opened any time soon will be determined by not only improvements of relations with Kosovo, but also developments in the field of the judiciary and fundamental rights. Turkey and the EC launched a new Positive Agenda in May 2012 in order to revive the stagnating accession process. This entailed the establishment of, among others, a joint working group on chapter 23, which will very likely be of particular importance in further cooperation. It remains to be seen, though, how much momentum can eventually be regained through this new initiative.

* As of 1 April 2013, Croatia is acceding country, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are candidate countries and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo potential candidate countries. 14 Looking at the Neighbourhood region, many countries continued to be faced with difficult challenges in 2012, through conflict situations, political instability and/or socio-economic problems.The EU tried to react to the changes triggered by the “Arab Spring” by revising the ENP and setting new initiatives in order to express solidarity and support. Aiming at stronger cooperation, assistance programmes have been re-defined in 2012, with special focus being given to democratisation processes, institution-building and civil society promotion. The EC has also launched a specific programme for Morocco in order to support the protection and promotion of human rights.

The role of BIM Twinning projects in EU approximation Also in 2012 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 successful implementation of the project on anti-discrimination in Croatia and the good cooperation between the BIM and the Croatian Ombudsman Office were surely taken into account in the monitoring processes by the EC in 2012. The project will be closed only shortly before Croatia’s joining the Union on 1 July 2013 and is likely to receive commensurate attention therefore. The project with the Montenegrin Data Protection Authority not only saw Montenegro achieving candidate status at the end of 2010, but also taking up negotiations with in mid-2012. In fact, reforms in the field of data protection constitute key areas with regard to chapter 23 and have hence been of great importance for the decision of opening the negotiations. Not only did the EC keep a close eye on the implementation of the project, but also have two colleagues from the Montenegrin project team been nominated into the country’s negotiating team for chapter 23. The stagnation in the accession process of Turkey has not diminished BIM’s involvement in human rights related projects in the country in 2012. Next to the completion of the gender equality project in early 2012 and the on-going implementation of the two-year police project, the BIM committed itself to supporting the installation of a Human Rights Unit within the Turkish Justice Academy in 2013. In 2012 the team has also taken steps towards intensifying BIM activities in the ENP region and, in particular, is currently following the promising developments in Morocco and sounding opportunities for cooperation there.

Fundamental Rights Agency Looking at EU internal human rights policy, 2012 saw the end of Hannes Tretter’s term as the Austrian member of the Management Board and Vice President of the Executive Board of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Manfred Nowak succeeding him in these positions. 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 FP 7 project “Fostering Human Rights Among European (External and Internal) Policies“ 2013-2017. The team will contribute to research activities on EU enlargement / ENP as well as the FRA. Human Rights Talks The Human Rights Talks Series as a whole has been successfully continued in 2012, with eight panel discussions covering a broad range of “hot” human rights issues throughout the year. Scientific discourse about human rights in enlargement policy could be further enhanced by organising a pertinent Human Rights Talk in October. Equally successful, the event series Cinema and Human Rights was carried on with in total 10 screenings and discussions in May/June and December 2012 in cooperation with the film festival “this human world”. In the framework of the Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks initiated in 2011 and organised together with the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Tehran a first workshop took place in Vienna in July 2012, dealing with the history and legal framework of human rights as well as their protection in practice in Iran and Austria.

15 Main Projects 2012

Twinning Montenegro: Implementation of personal data protection strategy This project aimed at supporting the Montenegrin Data Protection Supervisory Authority, established in 2010, in fulfilling its mandate and at strengthening the implementation of the data protection legislation. For harmonising the national legislation with the EU acquis amendments to the data protection law have been drafted and 25 further laws and regulations have been analysed. Moreover, a range of training sessions for the Authority and persons responsible for data protection in the ministries as well as the private sector have been carried out. In addition, a website (http://azlp.me) and a public relation strategy have been developed for the Data Protection Supervisory Authority in order to increase its accessibility.

Twinning Croatia: Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection Being implemented in close cooperation with the BIM’s anti-discrimination team, this project supports 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 (seeAsylum, Diversity, Anti-Discrimination).

Twinning Turkey: Implementation capacity of Turkish police to prevent disproportionate use of force This two-year project tackles 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.The BIM took a leading role in the analysis of pertinent Turkish laws, regulations and national as well as ECtHR jurisdiction in 2012. These activities resulted i.a. in human rights-based recommendations on regulations and their implementation addressed to both the police and the legislator. In 2013 the BIM will also be involved in the various training activities of the project.

Important Events 2012

yy Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection, 24 January 2012, Zagreb Kick-off event of the Twinning project with the Croatian Office of the Ombudsman and the Croa- tian Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities.

yy Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life, 7 March 2012, Ankara On the eve of the International Women’s Day, official closing ceremony of the Twinning project implemented by the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Association for Social Security Policy and Research and the BIM.

yy Implementation of Personal Data Protection Strategy, 28 June 2012, Podgorica Final event of the Twinning project with participation of i.a. the Minister of Interior Ivan Brajović, consisting of a press conference and a workshop on the harmonization of fundamental rights.

yy HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: The Role of the EU in Fostering Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Candidate Countries, 30 October 2012, Vienna Inputs from Claudia Hüttner and Barbara Liegl on how public institutions deal with change processes during EU accession and on the role of institution-building for the promotion of human Interior Minister Brajović (l.), rights and rule of law. Prof. Tretter (r.)

16 yy FRA Round Table: 5 Years of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – An Over- view and Perspectives, 18 June 2012, Vienna, Summary of the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights since 2007 by leaving Austrian member of the FRA Management Board and Vice President of the Executive Committee Hannes Tretter and the new Austrian members, Manfred Nowak and Katharina Pabel.

Selected Publicatios

Fraczek, Susanne: Human Rights and the European Enlargement Policy. In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012.

Anti-Discrimination | Diversity | Asylum

Asylum law in Austria On the one hand, the right to asylum is one of the central human rights. On the other hand, asylum seekers are amongst the most discriminated groups especially since the protection of “Fortress Europe” has become one of the most important topics in European foreign and security policy. In Austria, two amendments that have been adopted in 2012 will enter into force on January 1st, 2014 and will have significant effects on the judicial review system of asylum procedures:

yy The administrative jurisdiction reform (Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeitsnovelle) 2012, which provides for a two-level system of administrative jurisdiction and the closure of special authorities like the Asylum Court, which had started its work only in July 2008.

yy The law on the restructuring of immigration authorities (Fremdenbehördenneustrukturierungs- gesetz), through which a Federal Office for Foreigners and Asylum is created. Another topic, particularly present in the media, was the discussion about quality standards for the basic care of asylum seekers. A protest march of refugees from the refugee camp in Traiskirchen to Vienna and the subsequent occupation of a central church in Vienna (Votivkirche) were aimed at a standardized improvement of basic care conditions and a fair access to the asylum procedure. On the occasion of the Refugee Camp at the Votivpark the team substantially contributed to a series initiated by the BIM with three articles on access of asylum seekers to the labour market, to education and to sufficient basic care.

The right to non-discrimination According to the Eurobarometer, the knowledge about the right to non-discrimination is still at a very low level (21%) in Austria in 2012. An amendment to the Equal Treatment Act, which would have particularly eliminated the hierarchical ranking of grounds of discrimination, failed in the parliamentary voting. On the other side, there is an increasing interest within the judiciary to deal with the topic of discrimination. In the future, prospective judges shall be trained in equal treatment and anti-discrimination. Also the amendment to the insurance law, which entitles the Litigation Association of NGOs against discrimination (of which BIM is a member) to seek judicial support to enforce rights of victims of discrimination can be seen as a small step in the right direction.

17 Climate change and migration The Nansen Initiative (www.nanseninitiative.org/), launched by Switzerland and Norway in October 2012, aims to build consensus among states about how to best address cross-border climate-induced migration. In the course of the “Nansen Conference”, the ten Nansen Principles have been adopted in 2011, but lacked commitment by the states. The initiative should therefore overcome the resulting impasse. The representative of the initiative’s presidency was a keynote speaker at the expert conference “Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks” which was organised by the team in September 2012.

Main Projects 2012

Anti-Discrimination Croatia The Twinning project “Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection” supports the Croatian Equality Body, which is part of the Office of the Ombudsman, in further developing standards and principles for handling discrimination complaints, in establishing a system of data collection taking in the reported complaints and in improving strategies for making the equality body and the services offered more visible to potential victims of discrimination. Together with the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities key stakeholders like judges, public prosecutors, gender equality and human rights coordinators are trained that it will be easier for them to identify discrimination and take necessary steps to combat it.

Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks (ClimMig) The research project ClimMig examines the legal, normative and institutional framework conditions in relation to climate-related migration on different levels. Existing frameworks are deemed to be inade- quate as they provide no appropriate status for affected persons – concerning both “forced migration” as well as migration as an adaption strategy. Special emphasis is put on the analysis of the conformity with human rights standards and principles. The research is based on migratory scenarios that could occur in the course of climate change. In order to highlight implications in the legal, normative and institutional frameworks, six case studies (Albania, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Samoa) were conducted. In September 2012, an international conference took place in order to discuss the relationship between human rights, environmental change and migration with experts. http://www.humanrights.at/climmig/

Analysis of the Functioning and Jurisprudence of the Asylum Court and Constitutional Court The project commissioned by UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Vienna analyses the judicial review system in the Austrian asylum procedure. Both, functioning as well as jurisprudence of the Asylum Court and the Constitutional Court are assessed to their conformity with fundamental and human rights standards. Amendments relating to the legal protection of asylum seekers had entered into force in 2008: The Asylum Court was established; and at the same time the (extraordinary) remedy to the Administrative Court – which had played an important role with regard to legal protection of asylum seekers - was abolished. The study analyses whether improvements held out in prospect (such as faster proceedings, reduction of the backlog of open complaints, easing the workload of the Constitutional Court) have been realised in practice as well as apprehensions concerning quality of decisions and functioning of the Asylum Court and little chances of success with complaints at the Constitutional Court. Results will be published in 2013 and aim at contributing to quality assurance.

18 Important Events 2012

yy Human Rights, Environmental Change, Migration and Displacement, 20 to 21 September 2012, Vienna Experts conference in cooperation with the Institute for Sustainable Development and Internati- onal Relations (IDDRI), Paris, as part of the project ClimMig “Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks“.

yy HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Monitoring Racism, 29 March 2012, Diplomatic Academy Vienna. At the talk, panellists discussed the role of monitoring and data collection as important methods and means of supporting the combat against racism today. During the event, the RED Atlas of Racism and Discrimination was presented.

Selected Publications

Frahm, Michael (Author), International Ombudsman Institute (Editor): Australasia and Pacific Ombuds- man Institutions, Mandates, Competences and Good Practice. Heidelberg, New York [et al.]: Springer, 2013.

Women‘s Rights | Children‘s Rights | Trafficking in Human Being

Women, peace and security In 2012, the CEDAW committee – the UN body monitoring implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination of Women (CEDAW) – has initiated an extensive process for the development of a ”General Recommendation“ addressing the role of women in (post-)conflict situations. These discussions aim at strengthening existing CEDAW monitoring mechanisms in the area of the United Nations Secu- rity Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security. Since many years, BIM is a member of the Austrian women’s rights network “‚Frauenrechte:jetzt!’ – NGO Forum CEDAW in Österreich“, which advocates for a systematic implementation of CEDAW in Austria. In light of the hearing of Austria in front of the CEDAW Committee in 2013, the Network (with contributions by BIM) already prepared and published its “shadow report“, complementing the official State Party Report of theAus - trian government on the CEDAW implementation. At the end of 2012, the European Commission granted a two-year research project, which is studying the prevention of violence against women with disabilities together with partners from Austria, Ger- many, UK, and Iceland.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Austria was among the first signatories in February 2012 of the newThird Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through this Protocol the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will gain competence – for the first time – to deal with individual complaints against alleged violations of children’s rights (next to an inquiry procedure). This complaint mechanism truly constitute a milestone in the development of future “case law“ by the Committee in respect of individual and concrete child rights cases. However, in order to enter into force, ten ratifications are required, and by the end of 2012 only Gabon and Thailand followed this call; Austria, unfortunately, also remained reluctant to follow up with ratification. 19 On the occasion of the first year of adoption of a “ConstitutionalAct on the Rights of Children” Aus- trian NGOs painted a quite disappointing picture of its impact, explaining that neither in case law of the Constitutional Court nor in the practice of the Parliament this Children’s Rights Act became visible so far. This assessment was also discussed with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, when representatives of Austrian child rights civil society organisations (with involvement of BIM) met with the Committee during its pre-sessional meeting in February in Geneva. Following the hearing of the government delegation in fall, the UN Committee issued its Concluding Observations on child rights performance of the Austrian government in October 2012. Its critical assessment included recommendations on 35 different areas, ranging from protection against violence to civic education at schools and treatment of child refugees in Austria.

Protection of Victims of Trafficking On the European level, the implementation of the new 2011 anti-trafficking EU Directive 2011/36 ranked high on the political agenda in 2012, together with the adoption of the Commission’s “EU Stra- tegy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016”. Albeit its almost 40 action measures foreseen, Julia Planitzer highlighted some shortcomings (e.g. in prevention, accessibility of rights) during her presentation at a conference in Vienna in September. Trafficking for labour exploitation remained a key topic in the Austrian context. The inter-institutional Task Force against Human Trafficking established a dedicated Working Group on this matter in 2012; and the BIM continued follow-up efforts on its recent projects. This includes the area of access for trafficked persons to claim compensation. Based on an earlier study, the BIM – together with partners – developed promotional tools such as a poster on compensation options for use in counselling centres and at offices of authorities and implemented trainings for lawyers. Part of the recommendations were incorporated in the Third National Plan of Action and were taken into account in a recent amendment of the Victims of Crime Act. The former Human Rights Board (now belonging to the Ombudsman Office) had established a working group on improving identification of trafficking victims during detention pending deportation, and with involvement of BIM a comprehensive report with recommendations was prepared addressing the Ministry of the Interior. In November 2012 elections to GRETA, the Council of Europe’s expert body monitoring the CoE Con- vention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, took place and eventually, eight (of a total of 15) new members got elected (the mandate of Helmut Sax still runs until the end of 2014).

Main Projects 2012

Assistance and Reintegration for Child Victims of Trafficking (ARECHIVIC) Led by the Sofia-based Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and implemented with further partners in Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden and Italy, this project aims to assess the framework and concrete action on assistance to trafficked children. In 2012 the focus of the project was on qualitative assessments of measures taken in this area. For this purpose, interviews have been conducted with key stakeholders (Ministries, provinces, service providers, etc.), which were intended to be supplemented by statistical analysis. However, the quantitative data survey did not reveal much information except confirming the general lack of relevant data available, resulting from the fact that severalAustrian regions did not yet develop any specific approach for the identification and assistance of fectedaf children. Still, some good practices could be identified, by highlighting specific measures taken by the respective child protection authorities under the regional governments of Lower Austria, Vienna and Tyrol.

Ending violence in Child Custody Occasionally media reports draw attention to violence in custody of young people in Austria. This project followed a quite unique approach by offering possibilities to young inmates of juvenile prisons in Austria to voice their views on violence in custody, its reasons and possible means of prevention and protection. After negotiations with the Ministry of Justice, the Central Prison Authority and the

20 directors of key prison sites of juveniles (main Juvenile Custody Centre in Gerasdorf/Lower Austria, juveniles department at the main Vienna prison Wien-Josefstadt) the project team consisting of BIM, the victim support institution Weißer Ring, with support from the Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology and on-site personnel could identify volunteers among young prisoners to work on this project. With support from the project team the inmates started to interview their peers on experiences of violence; statements were recorded and later discussed again with the inmates. In a second project phase, recommendations based on the findings in the assessments were discussed by the inmates with key stakeholders of prison administration to develop follow-up actions. The project is led by the Children’s Rights Alliance for England, with partners in Belgium, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Roma- nia, and concluded at the beginning of 2013 with the publication of several (comparative) reports and summaries.

Anti-Violence Directory for the Daphne Project Community Under the coordination of a French anti-violence and public health platform based in Paris (PsyTel/ NEB), with partners in Portugal, Latvia and Austria the “Daphne Diffusion“ project was implemented in 2012. The project aimed to facilitate access for institutions to the EU Daphne funding programme, by creating, in particular, an online directory. The intention of the tool is to more easily identify possible partners for the development of projects, and, secondly, for disseminating the results of such projects. Consequently, when accessing the website at http://psytel.eu/daph-diff/ partner searches can be made using criteria such as country, type of organisation (e.g., NGO, state authority), focus of work (e.g., violence against women, children), target groups, means of work (e.g., networking, counselling) etc. Use of this directory is free of charge, however, (free) registration is recommended in order to use all features.

Important Events 2012

yy Seminar on Georgia and Peaceful Conflict Resolu- tion“, 25 September 2012, Vienna This event was organised by BIM in cooperation with the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, bringing together about 70 experts, academics and decision-makers on questions of peaceful conflict resolution in the region (Abchasia, South Ossetia, Georgia). BIM experts Sabine Mandl and Christine Sommer gave lectures on the importance of participation of women and civil society, respectively, in peace building programmes.

yy Gemeinsam gegen Menschenhandel“ (“Together against Trafficking”) – Task Force event with BIM key note and workshop, 5 October 2012, Vienna As in previous years the Austrian Task Force against Human Trafficking organised a major public event for politicians, academics, NGOs and other experts on the occasion of the EU Anti- Trafficking Day in October. BIM-Co-Director Manfred Nowak stressed in his key-note speech the importance of an unconditional right to stay for trafficking victims, and Julia Planitzer discussed linkages between the existing human rights regime and anti-trafficking standards in a workshop.

Selected publications in 2012

Mandl, Sabine: No Peace without Women. In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012, pp. 506-511. Sax, Helmut: Human Rights of Children and Young People – a primary consideration?, In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012, pp. 422-432.

21 Planitzer, Julia: GRETA’s First Years of Work: Review of the monitoring of implementation of the Coun- cil of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Anti-Trafficking Review Issue 1, June 2012, pp. 31-42. Planitzer, Julia: The prohibition of Trafficking in Human Beings. In: Nowak, Manfred / Januszewski, Karolina M. / Hofstätter, Tina Hofstätter (Ed.), All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Wien [et al]: NWV, 2012, pp. 343-345.

Human Rights Education and Education for Democratic Citizenship

Main Task of the team in 2012 was to administrate polis – The Austrian Centre for Citizenship Educa- tion 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 multipliers. In 2012 the main challenges were: promotion of competence-oriented teaching in the field of Citizenship Education, contributions to the flagship projects of the Austrian 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. Many other activities of BIM in the field of human rights education and training take place in other teams, e.g. the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (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 Trainings for Austrian Judge- ship Trainees.

Main Projects 2012

Vienna‘s First Protest Walking Route This Protest Walking Route 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 and how their engagement and commitment still have an impact on how we live today. The first six stations of Vienna‘s First Protest Walking Route were inaugurated on the 4th of October 2012 in the presence of students of the BG Rahlgasse and accom- panied by the news broadcast ZIB24. They focus on the fight for and the implementation of self-governed open spaces and cultural centres in Vienna (“Arena“, “WUK“, “Planquadrat“) or recount the fight for human rights such as education for girls (“First Viennese Secondary School for Girls”), labour laws (“GPA- djp”) or the equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (“Rosa Lila Villa”). www.protestwanderweg.at

22 Eurydice Report: Citizenship Education in Europe The Eurydice report, which was published in May 2012, aims to capture how policies and measures relating to citizenship education have evolved over recent years in European countries. On behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture (BMUKK) polis collected and provided the data for the report.The report provides an overview of the state of play on five main topics:

yy curriculum aims and organisation

yy student and parent participation in schools

yy school culture and student participation in society

yy assessment and evaluation

yy education and training support for teachers and school heads The study can be found on the Eurydice-Website in English; as well as a compendium of the main results in German. The Website also lists all the main reforms in each country since 2005. www.politik-lernen.at/site/basiswissen/politischebildung/article/107528.html

VOICE – Developing Citizens. Paths to core competencies through a problem-based learning project in civic education The project aims to support teachers in promoting pupils’ learning skills as well as their social and civic competencies in order to motivate and empower them to participate actively in heterogeneous European societies. On this basis educational experts and practitioners from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey collaboratively developed a course manual for secondary school teachers. The modules of the manual focus on problem-based learning on topics such as Democracy, Europe, Human Rights and Migration, and on key competencies. The manual is available in five languages.The project started in January 2011 and ended in December 2012. www.politik-lernen.at/voice

Important Events 2012

yy Project Week Young Ideas for Europe, 5 to 9 March 2012, Vienna Since 2011 polis has been project partner of this European initiative, which is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation. “Young Ideas for Europe“ inspires 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 debate their ideas with a group of high-ranking guests and media representatives. The project week was held in Austria for the first time. www.politik-lernen.at/site/projekte/jugenddenkteuropa

23 yy Action Days for Democratic Citizenship Education, 23 April to 9 May 2012 The Action Days – which are taking place throughout Aust- ria in spring each year and were celebrating their ten-year- anniversary in 2012 – provide a framework for presenting programmes and activities with the help of an extensive line-up of what is on offer in the field of citizenship education. polis also contributes with own activities to the Action Days, in 2012 for example by organising the event “Slow Dating: Who is Who in Democratic Citizenship Education?” on 25 April in Vienna. www.aktionstage.politische-bildung.at

yy Evaluation of Human Rights Education | teaching materials for Human Rights Education, 12 May 2012, Lucerne Lecture and workshop for the Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS Human Rights Education of the Centre of Human Rights Education of the PH Lucerne.

yy Trilateral Dialogue on Human Rights Education, 31 May to 1 June 2012, Vienna Network meeting of German speaking institutions and trainers in the fields of human rights education. The annual meeting in 2012 was organized by polis. Main topics were: the German translation of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, discussion and exchange, excursion to the Democracy Workshop of the Austrian Parliament.

Selected Publications

polis aktuell – the journal for teachers is published nine times a year. Main topics 2012:

yy Nr. 1/2012: Alt und Jung – Miteinander oder gegeneinander?

yy Nr. 2/2012: Ich bin nicht behindert, ich werde behindert

yy Nr. 3/2012: Arbeit

yy Nr. 4/2012: Partizipation von Kindern und Jugendlichen

yy Nr. 5/2012: Folter

yy Nr. 6/2012: Von der Finanz- zur Wirtschaftskrise

yy Nr. 7/2012: Familie

yy Nr. 8/2012: Wahlen

yy Nr. 9/2012: Märkte und Moneten

24 Staff

TEAM OF DIRECTORS Patricia HLADSCHIK Managing Director (since March 2012) Manfred NOWAK LBI Director Fiona STEINERT Managing Director (since March 2012 on leave of absence) Hannes TRETTER LBI Director

PERMANENT STAFF

Human Dignity and Public Security Julia KOZMA Team leader (since December 2012 on leave of absence) Combating torture Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ Univ. Vienna Moritz BIRK Team leader (since December 2012) Combating torture Johanna LOBER Team leader (since December 2012) Univ. Combating torture Vienna Tiphanie CRITTIN Combating torture Dominik HOFMANN Human Rights Advisory Board, Secretariat (until Juni 2012) RA Stephanie KRISPER Human Rights Advisory Board (on maternal leave) RA Barbara KURZ Human Rights Advisory Board RA Caroline PAAR Human Rights Advisory Board, Secretariat (since July 2012 RA on unpaid leave) Andrea SCHÜCHNER Combating torture (since November 2012) Jörg STIPPEL Combating torture (since March 2012)

Human Rights in Development Cooperation and Business Karin LUKAS Team leader Development cooperation, Business and Human Rights Barbara LINDER Business and Human Rights RA PhD Fellow, college “Empowerment through Human Rights“ Univ. Vienna Christine SOMMER Development cooperation (until October 2012) Claudia SPRENGER Development cooperation, Rights of people with disabilities Astrid STEINKELLNER Business and Human Rights, Fundamental Rights CSR RA Christof TSCHOHL Data protection, Fundamental Rights (until October 2012) Petranka DELOVA BIM Skopje (until November 2012) RA Jagoda ILJOV BIM Skopje (until November 2012) RA Stojan MISEV BIM Skopje (until December 2012) RA Ninoslav MLADENOVIC BIM Skopje (until August 2012) RA Simona NASTINCOVA Development cooperation (since November 2012) RA Tatjana STOIMENOVSKA BIM Skopje (June to December 2012) RA

25 European Neighbourhood and Integration Policy Susanne FRACZEK Team leader Heidrun AIGNER Project management Claudia HÜTTNER Project management Marion KIRSCH Project management Waltraut KOTSCHY Resident Twinning Adviser in Montenegro “Implementation of Personal Data Protection Strategy (April - June 2012) Anna MÜLLER-FUNK EU Fundamental Rights Agency RA Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ Univ. Vienna

Antidiscrimination, Asylum, Migration Katrin WLADASCH Team leader Anti-discrimination Margit AMMER Anti-discrimination, Asylum Michael FRAHM Anti-discrimination, Asylum Barbara Liegl Anti-discrimination Resident Twinning Advisor in Croatia “Establishing a comprehensive System for Anti-discriminiation Protection“ Monika MAYRHOFER Anti-discrimination

Women‘s Rights, Children‘s Rights, Trafficking in Human Beings Helmut SAX Team leader 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“ Univ. Vienna

Human Rights Education Patricia HLADSCHIK Team leader RA Zentrum polis Ingrid AUSSERER Zentrum polis RA Maria HAUPT Zentrum polis RA Dorothea STEURER Zentrum polis RA Elisabeth TUREK Zentrum polis RA

Administration, Assistance, University Lectures Helga BAUMSCHABL Secretariat, COST Action RA Margit BRAUN Secretariat Grazyna CZEMRYSZEWSKA Cleaning RA Katharina ERHART Secretariat, apprentice (since February 2012) RA Tina HOFSTÄTTER Assistant to Prof. Nowak Univ. Vienna Vreni HOCKENJOS Doctoral College “Empowerment through Human Rights" Univ. (since February 2012 on maternal leave) Vienna Coordination of the European Master‘s Degree in Human RA Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) Rainer JANTSCHER IT-Support

26 Karolina JANUSZEWSKI Assistant to Prof. Nowak Univ. Vienna Petra MACHACEK Library Sabine MANN Assistant to Prof. Nowak Martin NEUBAUER Administration, accounting Isolde PROMMER Project development Research Platform Univ. “Human Rights in the European Context“ (since June 2012) Vienna Karl SCHÖNSWETTER Accounting RA Tanja VOSPERNIK Library (on maternal leave) Barbara WEICHSELBAUM Assistant to Prof. Tretter Univ. Vienna Judith WELZ Doctoral College “Empowerment through Human Rights" Univ. (since February 2012) Vienna Coordination of the European Master‘s Degree in Human RA Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) Katharina WÖLFEL Project development Research Platform Univ. “Human Rights in the European Context“ (until May 2012) Vienna Susanne ZANJAT Secretariat, apprentice (until April 2012) RA

Fellowship Marianna KONDICS Research fellow of the long-term programme of „Civic Edu- RA cation in Action“ of the Federal Agency for Civic Education and the Robert Bosch Foundation (until April 2012)

Board and auditors BIM Research Association Hannes TRETTER Director Fiona STEINERT Director Andreas LUMMERSTORFER Auditor Jutta ZALUD Auditor

Changes There were several changes in personnel in the year 2012. Katharina Wölfel, who had been involved in establishing the area of project development at the BIM and been active as a coordinator of the Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“, has now moved on to the research coordination and fundraising department of the Natural History Museum. Isolde Prommer took on her role in June 2012. Jörg Stippel and Andrea Schüchner joined the Human Dignity and Public Security team. Waltraut Kotschy supervised the final phase of the Twinning Project of data security in Montenegro as a Resident Twinning Adviser. Susanne Zanjat completed her apprenticeship at the BIM-FV and has been on maternity leave since April 2012. Katharina Erhart joined us as our new administration trainee at the institute in February 2012. Judith Welz has replaced Vreni Hockenjos, who went on maternity leave. Judith has been coordinating the final phase of the doctoral college “Empowerment and Human Rights“ and is now working at the Department for Political Science.

27 In autumn, Christine Sommer moved from the Development Cooperation department at the BIM to international project work with ÖSB Consulting. After finishing his dissertation Christof Tschohl is now contributing his expertise on data protection to the newe private Research Institute and will continue to work with the BIM on further cooperation projects. Dominik Hofmann is working for the Austrian Ombudsman Board since the change of the agenda of the Human Rights Advisory Board. Katharina Köhler, whose linguistic expertise had been an important aspect of work of the BIM in the areas of racism and discrimination for many years, has ended her leave to take up a permanent post at the Institute for Austrian and European Public Law at the University of Economics and Business. After the successful closure of the project “Social Inclusion in Macedonia”, the BIM office in Skopje was closed at the end of 2012. Many thanks to all the project team members there: Petranka Delova, Jagoda Iljov, Stojan Misev, Nino Mladenovic, Tatjana Stoimenovska. We would also like to thank all the other staff members for their dedicated work.

28 Finances

BIM activities are implemented via three different legal entities: the Ludwig Boltzmann Association, the BIM-Research Association and the University of Vienna within the framework of the Research Platform Human Rights in the European Context. In 2012 the budget of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute was € 2.5 million. The Research Association operated with € 700,000 and the Research Platform with € 120,000 as well as € 200,000 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:

Funding LBI

Ludwig Boltzmann Association Private and public business 6,0% Foundations 1,2% Universities 1,3% 5,0%

International organisations Federal funding 1,9% 4,9%

European Union 79,8%

Funding BIM Research Association

European Private funding; 4,6% Union; 9,1% Foundations; 7,8% Chambers; 1,2% National private and public Associations; 2,3% business; 5,5%

Universities; 1,2%

Federal funding; 68,2%

29 30 Events

Bim Conferences and Workshops

Twinning project kick-off event: Establishing a comprehensive system for anti-discrimination protection 24 January 2012, Zagreb, Croatia On 24 January 2012, the kick-off event took place in Zagreb at the premises of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. Experts from Austria, representatives of the EU delegation and of the diplomatic mission of Austria, of the project partners as well as and decision makers participated in the official start of the BIM Twinning project. Resident Twinning Adviser Barbara Liegl presented the objectives and activities of the project to the most relevant stakeholders responsible for implementing the Anti-Discrimination Act. BIM Director Hannes Tretter spoke about experiences and challenges at the European and Austrian level. About 100 people participated in the event, among them high ranking officials, representatives of civil society organisations and journalists.

The Convention on Human Rights at the Heart of Europe‘s Future 13 February 2012, Vienna Event with the British Minister of Justice, Ken Clare, Diplomatic Academy, British Embassy and with the BIM, Moderation: Manfred Nowak

Workshop on the prevention of torture 5 to 6 March 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised and implemented a workshop on the prevention of torture for the Office of the Public Defence in order to sensitise public defenders on their important role in the prevention of torture. The participants included Dr. Victor Rodríguez Rescia, member of the UN Subcommittee on the Preven- tion of Torture (SPT), representatives of the Office of the Public Defence, lawyers, representatives from the medical professions and civil society.

Consultative round-table on the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) 7 March 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Secu- rity team held a consultative round-table with the aim of setting a clear calendar for the establishment of the Selecting Organ of the NPM. The event was attended by representatives of all powers legally mandated to elect a member of the Selecting Organ and supported by representatives of the Ombuds Office, the Public Defence, the European Union and the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights.

Closing ceremony of the Twinning project on gender equality in Turkey 7 March 2012, Ankara On the eve of the International Women’s Day the official closing ceremony of the Twinning project “Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life” took place in Ankara. The project was implemented by BIM in cooperation with the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Association for Social Security Policy and Research from September 2010 to March 2012. During the closing event officials from Germany, Austria and the EU Delegation as well as representatives of the involved organizations presented the main project results. On behalf of BIM, under whose auspices 18 Turkish laws had been analyzed and compared to the EU gender equality acquis, Karin Lukas gave an overview on the elaborated recommendations for amendments in the fields of labour law, social security law, trade union law and civil servants law. Furthermore, the Turkish experts trained during the project to become “Gender Equality Trainers“ received their formal certificates and the newly created “Gender Equality Business Award“ was handed over to two Turkish companies.

31 Young Ideas for Europe – New Energy for Europe 5 to 9 March 2012, Vienna During this week students of the BHAK 13 focused on the topic New Energy for Europe and developed their visions for energy policy and combating climate change. On the final day of the project week, the students presented and debated their ideas with a group of high-ranking guests and media representatives.

Round-table on impunity 9 March 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised and implemented a round-table on impunity with the objective of establishing a list of clear and realistic aims to be achieved by each institution in order to improve the fight against impunity. Participants included members from the National Police, the Defence Ministry, the Interior Minis- try, the Public Ministry, the Ombuds Office, the Office of the Public Defence, the Supreme Court, and civil society.

Voice – competence-oriented and problem-based learning. Interactive teaching modules for students. 15 to 16 March 2012, Salzburg In this workshop, organised by polis together with the Demokratiezentrum Wien, teachers got to know the teaching modules and how students work in small groups and try to solve tasks on their own.

Training on anti-discrimination 22 to 23 March 2012, Zagreb, Croatia 4 Seminars by Katrin Wladasch (with Marta Hodasz) on the implementation of the Anti-Discrimina- tion Act in Croatia, for County Commissioners for Human Rights and for Commissioners for Ethics in Courts.

Seminar on the role of the Public Defence in the prevention of torture 13 April 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, BIM held a seminar in cooperation with the human rights organisation INECIP to discuss a possible strategy for the prevention of torture of the newly independent Ministry of Public Defence. Tiphanie Crittin and Moritz Birk held a presentation on a comprehensive strategy of the Public Defence in the prevention of torture, describing the different roles and operative possibilities and comparing international experiences to the situation in Paraguay. The seminar was attended by representatives of civil society and medical professions, the Office of the Public Defence, and human rights experts.

Workshop on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention 14 April 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised and implemented a workshop on the methodology of preventive visits to places of detention. The objective was to develop a practical manual and guideline to facilitate the visits of the Observatory of the Public Defence. The workshop was attended by representatives of civil society and public defenders.

Consultative round-table on the process of the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) 16 April 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team held a round-table together with the members of the NPM working group to follow up past activities. The focus of the discussion was on the constitution of the Selection Committee (Órgano Selector) and its internal regulation.

32 Trainings on anti-discrimination for jugdes 17 to 19 April 2012, Split/Zagreb, Croatia 3 Seminars on the implementation of the Anti Discrimination Act in Croatia for judges and state attorneys, Katrin Wladasch (with Wolfgang Schuster).

Action Days for Democratic Citizenship 2012 23 April to 9 May 2012, throughout Austria The EDC Action Days focused 2012 on generational equity and solidarity. Over 150 events, projects and activities were carried out.

FRA Roundtable: The Fundamental Rights Agency and the Austrian Civil Society 23 April 2012, Vienna According to article 10 of regulation 168/2007 the agency “shall closely cooperate with non-governmental organisations and with institutions of civil society, active in the field of fundamental rights”. This cooperation was the topic of the panel discussion with Irene BRICKNER (Der Standard), Morten KJÆRUM (Fundamental Rights Agency), Heinz PATZELT (Amnesty International Austria), and Marianne SCHULZE (Initiator of the NGO Platform “Human Rights Now!“) and Helmut TICHY (Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs). Moderation: Hannes TRETTER (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights).

Strengthening the forensic examination of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in Moldova 24 and 25 April 2012, Chisinau, Moldova The Human Dignity and Public Security team organised this workshop together with UNDP. It gathe- red many local experts from civil society, academia, practising lawyers, judges, and prosecutors of the Anti-Torture Unit of the public prosecutor’s office. A part of the workshop, led by UNDP, was dedicated to various legal amendments of the Criminal Procedure Code and provided the opportunity to discuss necessary legislative changes to strengthen the procedural safeguards against torture. The other two half days were led by the Atlas of Torture team and focussed on amendments to the Crimi- nal Code of the Republic of Moldova (CCRM) regarding the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

Exhibition opening and award ceremony of the competition for Civic Education 24 April 2012, Vienna For the first time this exhibition was shown in Austria with the winner projects of the competition of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education. In addition prizes were awarded to the Austrian winners at the opening.

Slow Dating – Get to know stakeholders of citizenship education 25 April 2012, Vienna Teachers, students and multipliers could get to know different kind of stake holders in the field of citizenship education.

Disciplinary procedures and the methodology of internal investigations 26 April 2012, Chisinau, Moldova The workshop organised in the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project focused on disciplinary procedures, the methodology of internal investigations and the relationship between disciplinary and criminal proceedings in the context of allegations of ill-treatment and excessive use of force with a view to ending impunity. Julia Kozma and Johanna Lober first presented general con- siderations on the relationship between disciplinary and criminal proceedings from a human rights perspective. Thereafter, local experts from both Ministries and civil society discussed the Moldovan legal framework and practices with a view to identifying challenges and recommending avenues for improvement. Finally, examples on the Austrian regulatory framework and practice of disciplinary procedures against police officers accused of ill-treatment were presented by a representative of the Austrian Ministry of Interior.

33 The Moldovan National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Law 3 May 2012, Chisinau, Moldova Regarding the reform of the National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Moldova, the EU- funded Atlas of Torture project developed a commented version of the draft law in accordance with the requirements of the UN OPCAT. This version was discussed and validated during this workshop on the NPM Law with representatives of civil society organisations in Chisinau. The workshop was also attended by a representative of the Ministry of Justice.

Round-table on the situation of torture and ill-treatment in Togo 18 May 2012, Lomé, Togo In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organized a round-table on the situation of torture and ill-treatment and the needs to enforce the prohibition of torture in Togo. Johanna Lober and Tiphanie Crittin held a presentation on the results of the bilateral and multilateral consultations held with State and civil society actors as well as the international community in the area of torture prevention and the implementation of the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in his 2007 UN mission. Discussions were held in presence of more than twenty representatives from civil society organisations in Togo.

The prevention of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in Uruguay – A follow-up to the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in the framework of the Atlas of Torture project 22 to 23 May 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay The conference was co-organized by the the Human Dignity and Public Security team and the local focal points SERPAJ and constituted the kick-off event for the Atlas of Torture project implementation in Uruguay. The conference was attended by representatives of all main stakeholders to the penitentiary system reform in Uruguay (Ministry of Interior, Parliament, National Institute of Rehabilitation, universities, NGOs etc.) and international actors (Inter-American Court of Human Rights, UNICEF, UNDP, EU). The AoT team presented their assessment report on Uruguay, outlining the main critical issues in the Uruguayan prison system and proposals of ways to address them. Following introduc- tory exposés by various national and international experts, the participants worked in five thematic working groups on the topics of the National Preventive Mechanism; adolescents deprived of liberty; preventive detention and the reform of the penal procedures code; complaints mechanisms inside prisons; public defence offices.

Governmental round-table on the situation of torture and ill-treatment in Togo: discussion on preliminary findings 24 May 2012, Lomé, Togo In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organized a round-table on the main findings of the visiting team in the areas of conditions of detention and the prohibition of torture in Togo. Manfred Nowak (with Johanna Lober, Tiphanie Crittin, EU Ambassador Spirlet and Prime Minister Houngbo) held a presentation in the Council of Ministers, in presence of fourteen Ministers, on the shortcomings identified. Possible strategies were discussed to remedy them. This round-table saw the announcement by the Prime Minister of the Government’s commitment to address issues related to the administration of justice and to cooperate with the Human Dignity and Public Security team in this project.

Public round-table on the situation of torture and ill-treatment in Togo: discussion on preliminary findings 24 May 2012, Lomé, Togo In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Secu- rity team organized a public panel discussion on the situation of torture and ill-treatment in Togo. Manfred Nowak held a presentation (with Johanna Lober, Tiphanie Crittin, EU Ambassador Spirlet and Dora Wilson de Souza, Human Rights Minister) on preliminary observations derived from the assessment visit carried out by the visiting team in Togo. The event, which was widely reported in the press, was attended by around eighty participants from the State, civil society and the international community.

34 Trilateral Dialogue on Human Rights Education 31 May to 1 June 2012, Vienna Network meeting of organisations from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, working within human rights education. The main focus was on the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training.

FRA Round-table: 5 years of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – An overview and perspectives 18 June 2012, Vienna After five years as the Austrian member of the Management Board and Vice President of the Executive Committee of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Hannes Tretter‘s term at the FRA will come to an end in June 2012. This talk was an opportunity to summarise the work of the FRA in the last five years and to discuss with the new Austrian members of the Management Board what direction the FRA‘s work should take.

Round-table on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) 26 June 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised and implemented a round-table for the designated members of the Selecting Organ of the NPM, the NPM working group and representatives of civil society organisations. The round- table was organised by Moritz Birk und Tiphanie Crittin and focused on the future involvement of civil society in the establishment process of the NPM, and the cooperation with the Government in the context of the prevailing political situation.

Workshop for the strengthening of the public defence (SWOT-Analysis) 27 June 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team participated in a workshop for the strengthening of the public defence. The objective of the workshop was to analyse the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the newly independent Ministry of Public Defence. It was attended by Dr. Rodríguez Rescia (SPT) and representatives of the Ministry of Public Defence.

Training seminar on preventive monitoring of places of detention 28 June 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised and implemented together with CODEHUPY a training seminar on effective preventive monitoring of places of detention for public defenders. Role plays in different groups were carried out to apply the guidelines simulating a monitoring visit and an interview with a prison director.

Twinning project closing event: Implementation of a Personal Data Protection Strategy in Montenegro 28 June 2012, Podgorica, Montenegro At a press conference with the Montenegrin Minister of Interior Ivan Brajović achievements were recognized – including successful harmonization of data protection legislation, training, redesign website of Montenegro‘s data protection authority and the importance of the topic data protection (Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) for the opening of EU accession negotiations was underlined. A workshop on the harmonization of fundamental rights rounded off the event. BIM Director Hannes Tretter held a presentation on data protection and the media. The Slovenian Information Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar gave an input on the delicate balance between data protection and free access to information. The event was implemented with the participation of high-level data protection experts and diplomats from Austria and Slovenia, representatives of the EU delegation, project stakeholders and project members and Montenegrin experts and decision makers.

35 On-site training on preventive monitoring 29 June 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team carried out an on-site training at the prison of Tacumbú in order to observe and evaluate the public defenders during a monitoring visit. It was followed by a feedback session among participants and experts.

Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks 2 to 4 July 2012, Vienna The aim of this first workshop in the framework of the Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks, an academic exchange between researchers from both countries, was to provide an understanding of the history and legal framework of human rights as well as their protection in practice in Iran and Austria to the participating academics. For the BIM Manfred Nowak and Anna Müller-Funk, who coordinate this academic exchange on the Austrian, participated at the workshop.

The establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in Uruguay 25 July 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay Following the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution (INDDHH) and its assignation as National Preventive Mechanism of Uruguay, the Human Dignity and Public Security team provided comparative experiences, best practices and an analysis of how the capacity of the INDDHH to take up its function as NPM can be best strengthened, specifically regarding the need of a specific NPM law and internal regulations, its mandate, the composition, qualifications of its staff and the internal structure of the NPM as well as its working methodology.

Towards a law of the National Institute of Rehabilitation 27 July 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay As a further Atlas of Torture contribution to the reform of the penitentiary system in Uruguay and based on a draft law that regulates the functioning of the new National Institute of Rehabilitation INR (the national penitentiary institution), the aim of the seminar was to critically analyse this draft from a human rights perspective, taking into consideration the desired shift of paradigm from punishment towards rehabilitation and re-insertion into society. Main outcome of the seminar was the drafting of an alternative draft law (Anteproyecto Ley de Ejecución y Funcionamiento del Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación) by the Human Dignity and Public Security team and SERPAJ.

Expert conference on the prevention of torture in Togo 29 to 30 August 2012, Lomé, Togo In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organized and implemented a two-day conference on torture prevention, following up the implementation of the recommendations submitted by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to Togo. The conference was organized in close cooperation with the project focal point YMCA-Togo. It was attended by representatives from the State, civil society and the international community. Tiphanie Crittin and Johanna Lober presented their assessment report and the participants discussed in thematic working groups the main issues in the field of torture prevention identified during the assessment visit, and presented their recommendations in the final plenary, chaired by Manfred Nowak.

The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform 10 to 12 September 2012, Vienna Opening, chair and summung “Summary of Proposals for the UN Human Rights Reform Resulting from Cost Action IS0702” as well as a lecture about “Reform of UN Human Rights Mechanisms” by Manfred Nowak at the AHRI (Association of Human Rights Institutes)/COST Human Rights Confe- rence EMPOWER HUMAN RIGHTS! – Final conference of COST Action IS0702 “The role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform”.

Trainings on mediation in discrimination cases 18 to 20 September 2012, Zagreb, Croatia Two seminars on mediation in anti-discrimination cases for representatives of the Croatian Ombuds Institutions, Katrin Wladasch (with Ulrike Salinger). 36 Human Rights, Environmental Change, Migration and Displacement 20 and 21 September 2012, Vienna Expert Conference in cooperation with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), Paris, in the framework of the project ClimMig “Climate-related migration and the need for new normative and institutional frameworks“.

Strengthening the institutional framework of investigation and prosecution of allegations of torture and ill-treatment 20 - 21 September 2012, Chisinau, Moldova The Human Dignity and Public Security team and the Anti-Torture Prosecutor’s Unit at the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova organised an expert conference aimed at strengthening the institutional framework of investigations and prosecution of allegations of torture and ill- treatment. The conference was attended by some 50 persons, including representatives of civil society, defence lawyers, judges and representatives of international community. Three international experts provided participants with good practice examples of investigation and prosecution bodies: Ms Guro Glærum Kleppe, Deputy Director of the Norwegian Bureau of Investigation of Police Affairs; Mr Harij Furlan, Head of the Specialized Prosecution Department in Slovenia; and, via video conference, Mr Nicholas Long, Commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for England and Wales, gave practical insights into the institutional set-up and procedural characteristics of their respective institutions.

Georgia’s conflicts: The Road to Peace-building 25 September 2012, Vienna Conceptualizing on civil society’s role in peace-building, the seminar takes a comprehensive view – looking backward to what civil society has been able to accomplish and forward to post-conflict opportunities. The seminar also capitalizes on the potential of both genders to contribute to conflict mitigation and peace building. This one-day event brings together practitioners in the areas of development and conflict transformation to discuss these dynamics and address the most effective process for building peace.

Opening of the first Viennese protest route 4 October 2012, Vienna Students from the high school Rahlgasse visited together with Martin Auer, the author of the route, three of the six accessible stations: Arena, Rosa Lila Villa and the first secondary schools for girls. Besides that ZIB 24 made a report about the protest route.

Seminar on the normative framework prohibiting and preventing torture and ill-treatment and protecting detainees 6 November 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team organised a seminar on the normative framework for the protection of detainees. Moritz Birk presented the system of the United Nations while Victor Rodriguez Rescia introduced the Latin American one, and Ximena Lopez, of CODEHUPY, gave an overview of the Paraguayan normative framework. The seminar was held to improve the knowledge of public defenders on legal standards in the field of torture prevention and protection of detainees.

On-site training on preventive monitoring 7 November 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team carried out an on-site training at the prison of Buen Pastor together with public defenders and the Supreme Court’s monitoring team in order to evaluate them during a monitoring visit. The team also provided training on how to draft visiting reports and give effective recommendations.

37 Round-table on the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) 8 November 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team and the Selecting Organ of the NPM organised a round-table on the achieved establishment of the selecting committee. The round-table served to agree on the criteria to be considered in view of the upcoming implementations and analyse the different stages of selection foreseen in the NPM law.

Round-table on the results and sustainability of the project 9 November 2012, Asunción, Paraguay In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team together with the focal points organised a round table to evaluate the impact the project, to discuss current issues in the field of the torture prevention, and to find synergies between ongoing processes and ways to ensure the sustainability of the project. The event provided the opportunity to analyse the current progresses and challenges and strengthened the coordination and cooperation between the different actors. The project experts also selected two organisations, Enfoque Terri- torial and INECIP, as recipients of micro-project grants for projects in the prevention of torture and ill-treatment.

Towards a new penitentiary system 14 November 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay The Human Dignity and Public Security team together with their national focal points SERPAJ organized this panel debate in order to provide a platform for the discussion of the challenges of the ongoing process of change from a police to a civil administration of Uruguayan prisons. With representatives of all relevant institutions (Ministry of Interior, National Institute of Rehabilitation, National Human Rights Institution) and civil society participating in the event, the main trajectory of the reform process was analysed zooming in on its crucial elements – the new prison staff and their training, infrastructure, budget and the institutional culture within the penitentiary system.

Expert round-table on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism in Togo 21 November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland In the framework of the EU-funded Atlas of Torture project, the Human Dignity and Public Security team co-organized and implemented with the OMCT a round-table on the Establishment of a Natio- nal Preventive Mechanism in Togo as a side event to the UN Committee against Torture‘s session on Togo at the United Nations. The round-table was held with the objective to identify and discuss the problems faced in the establishment of the NPM. The event was moderated by Tiphanie Crittin (with Gaétan Zongo and Seynabou Benga) in presence of around fifteen actors of the international and Togolese civil society.

International Filmfestival of Human Rights – this human world 29 November 2012, Vienna Opening of ‘this human world’ with Manfred Nowak.

Trainings on the intervenor role and associational action in discrimination cases 11 to 14 December 2012, Zagreb, Croatia Two seminars on the intervenor role and associational action for representatives of the Croatian Ombuds Institutions, NGOs and trade unions, Katrin Wladasch (with Dieter Schindlauer).

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

Workshops – Human Rights Education ongoing, throughout Austria These polis workshops focus on human rights and children rights. One school made use of this offer.

38 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 ten workshops took place throughout Austria.

Lectures, panel discussions, presentations

January 2012

If “real“ men are not fighting anymore During this event, which was facilitated by Sabine Mandl, the study “Men as perpetrators and victims of armed conflicts - innovative projects aimed at overcoming male violence“ conducted by Rita Schäfer (independent researcher) was introduced and discussed. Ruth Seifert (University Regensburg) and Dean Peacock (Sonke Gender Justice Network in South Africa) were giving presentations. The event was organised by VIDC (Vienna Institute of Development and Cooperation), 31 January 2012, Vienna

February 2012

Child rights implementation in Austria – the National Coalition‘s perspective Presentation by Helmut Sax (with Katrin Lankmayer, ECPAT Austria), at the Pre-sessional Meeting with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, on behalf of the Austrian National Coalition for the Imlementation of the CRC in Austria, 9 February 2012, Geneva

The best interests of the child principle in asylum proceedings Presentation by Helmut Sax at the UBAUM project workshop with asylum law experts, organised by the UNHCR Office in Austria, 20 February 2012, Vienna

Presentation of the outcomes of the EU Twinning project “Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life“ in the Turkish Grand National Assembly Karin Lukas presented the expert reports on the Turkish gender equality legislation and the recommendations for amendments elaborated in the project to Turkish Members of Parliament and Parlia- ment staff; organised by the Turkish Grand National Assembly and UN Women through the UN Joint Program “Fostering and Enabling Environment for Gender Equality in Turkey“, 21 to 22 February 2012, Ankara

Judicial Systems and Prison Reform in the OSCE Area Lecture by Manfred Nowak in framework of “Panel on Judicial Independence and Prison Reform” OSCE Human Rights committee, 23 February 2012, Vienna March 2012

Responsibility has no prize – the Human Rights responsibilities of companies This workshop dealt with the following questions: do companies have a human rights responsibility or is this only a duty of the state? Is corporate social responsibility genuinely implemented or a mere PR- exercise? And what are activists and consumers capable of achieving to make companies comply with human rights?, 10 March 2012, Vienna

RED System Launch Presentation of the RED Early Warning System and the Atlas of Racism, Equality and Discrimina- tion was presented to the public. Introduction and Moderation by Monika Mayrhofer. 19 March 2012, Brussels

39 April 2012

Human Rights and Globalisation Workshop for staff of the Austrian Trade Union Association on the linkages between globalisation and the protection of human rights, including an introduction to the human rights system, as well as current human rights trends. 12 April 2012, OeGB Vienna

Extradition in criminal cases: Practical questions of the procedure, role of asylum, procedure in conformity with human rights A seminar of the Austrian Association of Judges and the Austrian Association of Prosecutors. Presen- tation by Margit Ammer on “International Protection Status/International Extradition Practice and Art 3 and 6 ECHR“, 23 April 2012, Vienna

Sustainability Chapters in Trade Agreements The authors of the publication “Sustainability Chapters in Trade Agreements” discussed the potential as well as the boundaries of sustainability chapters to protect workers’ rights. In this framework, Karin Lukas analysed the potential of bilateral trade agreements of the EU with third countries. 25 April 2012, AK Vienna May 2012

Seminar on the dissemination of materials realised in the ART-IP project Tiphanie Crittin (with eight other project partners) presented the materials elaborated by BIM in the context of the ART-IP project, aimed at developing e-learning materials explaining to health and legal professionals the Istanbul Protocol on the detection and the investigation of torture and ill-treatment. The seminar was held at GUnet, the University of Athens, 4 May 2012, Athens

Evaluation of Human Rights Education Lecture and Workshop in the framework of CAS Human Rights Education and the Centre for Human Rights Education (ZMRB) of PHZ Luzern, 12 May 2012, Luzern

Conference “Climate change induced displacement: what is at stake? A climate justice perspective“ Input provided by Margit Ammer on “Protection and rights of climate induced displaced people“, 22 to 23 May 2012, Geneva June 2012

The World Court of Human Rights in the Context of UN Treaty Body Reform Lecture by Manfred Nowak at the “Multi Rights Annual Conference 2012” at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights/University of Oslo, 1 June 2012, Oslo

Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Companies Speech by Monika Mayrhofer in the context of the FEMtech Network Meeting “Chancenland Vorarl- berg. Using the whole potential. Success because of diversity”, 18 June 2012, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg

Workshop on the European Court of Human Rights and other human rights mechanisms with a focus on the right to non-discrimination Implemented by Barbara Liegl at the Centre for Research on Peace and Peace Pedagogics of the Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, 19 June 2012, Klagenfurt

Trafficking in Human Beings in Europe Presentation on “Trafficking in Human Beings in Europe“ by Julia Planitzer for students of the Univer- sity of Tübingen, organised by the University of Tübingen, 22 June 2012, Vienna

The best interests of the child principle in asylum proceedings Presentation by Helmut Sax at the UBAUM II project workshop with legal guardians of child asylum seekers, organised by the UNHCR Office in Austria, 26 June and 3 July 2012, Vienna

40 July 2012

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Development Cooperation Lecture by Manfred Nowak in the framework of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)- Annual Mee- ting “Alle Menschenrechte für alle”, 3 July 2012, Vienna

Identification of labour exploitation victims – possibilities for co-operation in Austria Helmut Sax participated in a panel discussion on the occasion of the National Conference of the Euro- pean Migration Network (EMN) on “Irreguläre Arbeit und Ausbeutung von MigrantInnen in Österreich“ [Irregular Work and Exploitation of Migrants in Austria], organised by EMN/IOM, 24 July 2012, Vienna

Trafficking in Human Beings and the Role of Research Within the Dialogue Forum on Trafficking in Human Beings, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) organised a conference of the ‚Regional Research Network’ on ‚Challenging Existing Discourses, Approaches and Responses to Human Trafficking’. Julia Planitzer gave an input on the role of research in human trafficking, 31 July 2012, Gmunden

The Human Rights Based Approach and Gender Mainstreaming Lecture by Sabine Mandl in the framework of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Annual Meeting, 3 July 2012, Wien September 2012

The Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking and the Human Rights-Based Approach to Trafficking in Human Beings Within the final conference of the COST Action IS0702 “The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform” a PhD Training School took place. Presentation by Julia Planitzer at PhD Training School on Human Rights and Trafficking in Human Beings, 12 September 2012, Vienna

Charta 77 – Human Rights and Civil rights movement Moderation at the event of the regional court for criminal cases Vienna by Hannes Tretter, 13 September 2012, Vienna

Panel on Human Dignity: Ensuring Human Dignity during Detention Participation of Manfred Nowak at the Workshop, Geneva Academy of Inernational Humanritarian Law and Human Rights, 24 to 25 September 2012, Geneva

Global Prison Crisis Participation of Manfred Nowak at the panel discussion, sideevent of the United Nations Human Rights Council, 25 September 2012, Geneva

Data protection and media freedom Lecture by Hannes Tretter at the European Conference “Von Jägern, Sammlern und Piraten – Data protection, new media and technologies in the EU“, 27 September 2012, Vienna

Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation and the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Human Trafficking Within the Dialogue Forum on Trafficking in Human Beings, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) organised a Roundtable on Trafficking in Human Being for the purpose of labour exploitation. Presentation by Julia Planitzer on Trafficking in Human Beings and a critical analysis of the EU Strategy, 28 September 2012, Vienna

Langer Tag der Flucht (UNHCR Österreich) Input by Margit Ammer in a panel after the reading of Susanne Scholl from her book “Allein zu Hause“, 28 September 2012, Vienna

41 October 2012

EU-Anti Trafficking Day in Austria Julia Planitzer conducted a workshop on human rights and trafficking in human beings at the annual event on the occasion of the EU-Anti-Trafficking-Day, organized by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, 5 October 2012, Vienna Social Rights as the basis of the campaign work Karin Lukas conducted this workshop with the aim to deal with and the practical application of legal principles of social human rights for use in campaigns and lobbying for the umbrella organization of development NGOs in Austria, 15 to 16 October 2012, Vienna

Workshop on principles of documentation and treatment of Victims of Torture and Inhuman Beha- viour (ART-IP project) Jörg Stippel gave a lecture at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Medical Clinic of the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The aim of the workshop, realised in the context of the ART-IP project, was to inform Czech experts about the contents of the Istanbul Protocol (“The Manual on the Effec- tive Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment”) and to establish a link to Czech medical, legal and social experts. 17 October 2012, Prague

Queeuropa – Tolerance and Non-Discrimination of LGBT as a Technology of Neoliberal Gouvern- mentality in the Context of European Integration Contribution by Monika Mayrhofer to the Conference “Feminist Perspectives on State and EU in the Context of the Economic Crises”, 18 and 19 October 2012, Philipps-Universität Marburg

November 2012

Politics, young people and elderly people – the “youth/elderly people check” instrument as a solution? Presentation by Helmut Sax on the occasion of the Parliamentary Enquete “Gleiche Chancen für Jung und Alt? Generationengerechtigkeit im Spannungsfeld der Verteilung von Chancen“ [Equal opportunities for young and old – Generational Justice], organised by the Austrian National Youth Council (Bun- desjugendvertretung) and the Austrian Coucil for the Elderly (Österreichischer Seniorenrat), 6 November 2012, Vienna

Citizenship Education – competence-oriented and problem-based learning In cooperation with the Demokratiezentrum Wien two workshops and a presentation of the VOICE project were hold in the context of the event “Citizenship Education and European Projects“, 7 November 2012, St. Pölten

Compensation for Trafficked Persons Presentation by Julia Planitzer on the findings of study on compensation for trafficked persons in Austria within a training for lawyers on compensation, 9 November, Vienna

Media Law Standards of the Council of Europe for New Media Lecture by Hannes Tretter at the conference “Vernetzte Themen – Vernetzte Öffentlichkeit” of the Friedrich Ebert foundation, 9 to10 November 2012, Berlin

Older workers and the labour market Presentation by Katrin Wladasch at the Equality Summit 2012, 22 November 2012, Nikosia

Interpädagogica Presentation of the activities offered by polis – The Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools at the major educational fair in Austria, 22 to 24 November 2012, Salzburg

42 December 2012

Panel Discussion: Global Prison Crisis On 6 December 2012, a panel debate took place at the University of Vienna focusing on the diag- nosed global prison crisis as described by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture 2004 – 2010 and the impact of inhumane and degrading detention conditions on persons deprived of liberty. As panelists, Manfred Nowak, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, Hina Jilani, advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and human rights activist, Dirk Van Zyl Smit, Professor of Comparative and International Penal Law of the University of Nottingham, and Santiago A. Canton, Executive Sec- retary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights contributed to the analysis which was followed by a discussion with the audience. 6 December 2012, Vienna

Status Quo of Citizenship Education in Austria and vote with 16 Lecture by Patricia Hladschik in context of the Study Visit of the Slovenian Youth Council, 6 December 2012, Vienna

The UN System Lecture by Manfred Nowak “Existing International Justice Systems and Mechanisms: Strengths and Weaknesses“ of the International Commission of Jurists Congress 2012 – “The Call for Stronger Inter- national Mechanisms to Remedy Human rights Violations“, 11 to 12 December 2012, Geneva

Brown Bag Lunch

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.

Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights has participated in the Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks as the Austrian partner institution with the aim of discussing the possibility of scientific exchange on human rights matters. The first meeting took place at the end of November 2011 – Anna Müller-Funk and Manfred Nowak gave feedback on this meeting. 15 February 2012

Danish Institute for Human Rights Eva Maria Lassen was a guest researcher at BIM from May till July 2012. She was on a research sab- batical from the Danish Institute in Copenhagen, where she is the research director. She talked about the Danish Institute for Human Rights, its role as a national human rights institution (NHRI) and its main activities, nationally and internationally. Then she presented the research project on history and human rights, which she was working on while at the BIM. 18 June 2012

FP7 – Project FRAME: Fostering Human Rights Among European (External and Internal) Policies The content of the project was presented and the Brown Bag Lunch was used as an occasion to discuss the following points: work packages, cluster lead and budget and co-financing possibilities. 26 September 2012

Fundamental Rights Training for Judgeship Trainees This Brown Bag Lunch was about the three-day seminar which takes place within the framework of the job training of Austrian judgeship trainees. It has been organised and conducted by the BIM together with the Association of Austrian Judges (Fundamental Rights Department) for 4 years. The lecturers for this seminar are Christof Tschohl and Astrid Steinkellner. 15 November 2012

43 Twinning Project Gender Equality Susanne Fraczek und Karin Lukas gave a review of the project, which included participants’ experiences and project results. 18 October 2012

Grinberg Methode Veronika Fiegl (a licensed coach and qualified practitioner of the Grinberg Method®) presented the Gringberg Method to BIM-employees and gave information on individual and group programmes. 6 November 2012

Cinema and Human Rights

“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: Evolution of Violence (2011, Director: Fritz Ofner) 8 May 2012, Topkino (Vienna) Guatemala. The war ended long ago. Though the people want to forget it, the violence continues, and it has spread throughout the society like cancer. Each day, journalists wait to report on the next murder victim, and a social worker helps the relatives of women who have been killed. The global hunger for cheap resources has been another cause of violence, and a war over bananas has taken on a life of its own. The society suffers from the aftermath of the 36-year civil war. Mass graves are found in the mountains, former rebels mourn their comrades, and a war criminal has nightmares about all the things he‘s done. Peace continues to elude Guatemala. After the screening Christina Binder (Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“, University of Vienna ), Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna) und Fritz Ofner (Director) discussed the situation in Guatemala. Moderation: Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: 18 Days (2011, various Egyptian Directors) 9 May 2012, Topkino (Vienna) A group of ten directors, twenty or so actors, six writers, eight directors of photography, eight sound engineers, five set designers, three costume designers, seven editors, three post-production companies, and about ten technicians have agreed to act fast and shoot, on a voluntary basis with no budget, ten short films about the January 25th revolution in Egypt.These are the ten stories they have experienced, heard or imagined. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna) and Karin Kneissl (Jour- nalist). Moderation: Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: The Future’s Past (2012, Director: Susanne Brandstätter) 16 May 2012, Topkino (Vienna) What happens when three youths are confronted with the painful past, which their parents have been trying to hide? The Khmer Rouge Tribunal, a war crimes tribunal in Cambodia, triggers profound changes in the lives of the film’s main characters. Shot in Paris and Cambodia, the documentary asks questions about good vs. evil, personal responsibility, guilt, the weakness of human nature and growing up. After the screening Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna) and Susanne Brandstätter (Director) discussed the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and its role for the Cambodian population. Moderation: Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

44 CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: The Well (2011, Directors: Paolo Barberi, Riccardo Russo) 4 June 2012, Topkino (Vienna) Every year in Oromia (Southern Ethiopia), when the dry season reaches its climax, the Borana herders gather with their livestock around the few remaining watering holes; their ancient “sin- ging wells“. As the herders draw closer to the wells after days and days of walking across the dry, dusty land, they sing a song which seems to draw their herds along with them. The film depicts in beautifully crafted scenes the unique water management system of the Ethiopians, which permits thousands of people and animals to survive the harsh dry season, and ensures that access to the little available water remains a basic right of every human being in the region. In today‘s era of global water privatisation, this approach of equal access to water resources for all, in one of the driest regions of the earth, is particularly impressive. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Werner Zollitsch (University for Agricultural Sciences Vienna) and Lisa Sterzinger (FIAN- Food First Action Programme). Moderation: Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Karla’s Arrival (2010, Director: Koen Suidgeest) 5 June 2012, Topkino (Vienna) The documentary film Karla‘s Arrival follows 19-year old mother Sujeylin Aguilar and baby Karla, who live as part of a group of kids in a small park in Managua (Nicaragua), as they struggle through the first year of the child‘s life. For eight years now, Sujeylin has been living off the generosity of her wheeling-and-dealing boyfriend and the NGO‘s peppering the city. She doesn‘t expect the arrival of her baby to change much in her own life, planning to raise her in the park where she forms part of a group of colorful characters she considers her only family. Yet she never imagined the scope of the immediate challenges and dangers facing her young daughter. Karla‘s Arrival takes its audience on the intense personal journey of a young woman‘s venture into motherhood under extreme circum- stances. Narrated by the protagonist herself and told with gracious intimacy, the film offers a story full of hope, covering a universal issue we have not before been exposed to. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Andreas Hennefeld (Der Augustin) and Barbara Weichselbaum (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna). Moderation: Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Mama Illegal (2012, Director: Ed Moschitz) 1 December 2012, Schikaneder (Vienna) This film traces the lives of three women, Aurica, Raia and Natasa, three mothers from a small Moldavian village, who have paid traffickers to bring them to Western Europe. The women work in Austria and Italy as cleaners and care workers. They lead a tough life in the underground, separated from their families and without valid papers or proper health care. They send as much of their hard- earned money as possible back home but their desire for a better life and a brighter future comes at a high price. After many years away from home, their children have grown up and their husbands have become estranged from them. Having never really been accepted in the West, the women realise that they have become alienated from their homeland.The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Ed Moschitz (Director), Johannes Peyrl (Vienna Chamber of Labour) and Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna) . The discussion was moderated by Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with Topkino.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Weiterleben (2012, Director: Hans Haldimann) 2 December 2012, Topkino (Vienna) Weiterleben is a film about four people who have fought for more freedom and justice in their home countries and all paid a high price for it. The four protagonists now all live in Switzerland; a Tibetan woman and a Congolese woman; a Chilean man and a Kurdish man from Turkey. They have all demonstrated against oppression in their homelands, written wall newspapers or been involved with progressive parties- all things which are a part of everyday political life in Central Europe. Hans Haldimann’s film tries above all to understand how his protagonists can continue with their lives after having experienced the worst that humans can be exposed to. The answer is astonishing: even after the terrible things that they have experienced, not one of them has lost the belief in a better world.

45 The film was followed by a Q&A session with Sonja Brauner (Psychotherapist at Hemayat), Hans Haldimann (Director) Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna). The discussion was moderated by Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with the human rights film festival this human world.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: In Film Nist/This Is Not A Film (2012, Directors: Mojtaba Mirtah- masb and Jafar Panahi) 3 December 2012, Schikaneder (Vienna) The well-known and highly-respected Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison and forbidden from making films for twenty years as a result of his support for the opposition in the Iranian elections in 2009. In this documentary film, which was secretly filmed using a Smart- phone and a digital camera by Panahi‘s good friend and filmmaker Mojita Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France at the last minute in a cake for the Cannes submissions, Panahi shows us what a day in his life is like, as he waits despairingly for his conviction. On the occasion of the presentation of the Sakharov Prize 2012 to the Iranian lawyor Nasrin Sotoudeh and the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, “Film in Film Nist“ (This is not a film) will be shown in cooperation with the Information Office of the European Parliament in Austria. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with the renowned Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafai, who has represented, amongst others, Sakineh Ashtiani, Hannes Swoboda (European Parliament) and Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Insti- tute of Human Rights, University of Vienna). The event was held in cooperation with the Information Office of the European Parliament in Austriaand the human rights film festival this human world, on the occasion of the presentation of the Sakharov Prize 2012 to the Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: It’s A Girl (2012, Director: Evan Grae Davis) 4 December 2012, Schikaneder (Vienna) In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed and abandoned; female foetuses are aborted, simply because they are female. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls in the world today have “disappeared” because of this so-called “gendercide”. This is rooted in traditions which go back centuries and are sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, allow the continuation of these brutal practices. Shot on location in India and China, “It’s a Girl” reveals the truth of the situation. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice. A panel discussion with Andrew Brown (Producer), Evan Grae Davis (Director), Hina Jilani (Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders) and Sabine Mandl ((Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights) on the issue of “gendercide” followed the screening. This was moderated by Anna Müller-Funk (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights). The event was held in cooperation with the human rights film festival this human world.

CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Los Delegados (2012, Director: Jörg Stippel) 5 December 2012, Filmkasino (Vienna) La Paz, Bolivia. “Los Delegados” is not a classic prison documentary. It shows how the lack of state interference allows prisoners to take care of their own destiny; how they organize their community with democratic means, rather than violence. The documentary looks at this unique prison life. It focuses on the “delegados“, the prisoners’ representatives. The “delegados“ get elected following fair, secret elections organized by the fellow prisoners. The documentary does not want to provide answers. It aims to raise fundamental questions: Is democracy possible inside prison? How should society deal with the children of detainees? Should children live with their families? What is it that society aims to achieve by detaining people? The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Dirk Van Zyl Smit (University of Nottingham), Santiago Canton (Former Secretary of Interamerican Human Rights Commission, Directors RFK Partners for Human Rights), Jörg Stippel (Director Los Delegados, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights) and Klaus Priechenfried (NEUSTART). The talk was moderated by Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights; University of Vienna). The event was held in cooperation with the human rights film festival this human world.

46 Human Rights Talks

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: International Economy and Social Rights – A Contradiction? 25 January 2012, Diplomatic Academy Vienna On the panel Elisabeth Beer (Austrian Chamber of Labour), Karin Lukas (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights), Andreas Schneider (Austrian Chamber of Commerce) and Cornelia Staritz (Austrian Research Foundation for International Development) discussed the relationship between the global economy and social rights? The discussion was moderated by the journalist Verena Kainrath (Der Standard). The event was organised in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: The End of Impunity? Opportunities and limitations of the International Criminal Court and International Criminal Tribunals 19 March 2012, University Vienna The former ambassador David Scheffer (Centre for International Human Rights at North-western University School of Law) gave a presentation on his work at the International Criminal Court and International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. This was followed by a discussion with Manfred Nowak (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna) and Renate Winter (Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone) on the opportunities and limitations of international hybrid courts. The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Monitoring Racism. Data Collection and Monitoring as central Instruments for Combating Racism 29 March 2012, Diplomatic Academy Vienna At the talk, the panelists Petja Dimitrova (Artist), Josef KYTIR (Statistics Austria), Monika Mayrhofer (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights) and Claudia Schäffer (ZARA-Civil Courage and Anti- Racism Work) discussed the role of monitoring and data collection as important methods and means in the combat against racism. During the event, the RED Atlas of Racism and Discrimination was presented. The event was organised in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Opportunities and Limitations of Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples 18 April 2012, University Vienna At the talk, Helmut Graupner (RLK Lambda), Elisabeth Holzleithner (University of Vienna), Nora Markard (University of Bremen), Niraj Nathwani (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) und Michael Stormann (Federal Ministry of Justice) discussed the progress, which has been made in the area of equal rights for those in same-sex relationships and the challenges which remain. The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: The Arab Spring and Europe – An Outlook 14 May 2012, House of the European Union At the talk, Cengiz Günay (Austrian Institute for International Politics), Gudrun Harrer (Der Standard) und Hannes Tretter (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights; Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“, University of Vienna) discussed the developments in the Arab world, as well as the role and responsibility of the European Union in this context. The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard). The event was organised in cooperation with the House of the European Union.

47 HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: The Role of the EU in Fostering Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Candidate Countries 30 October 2012, Diplomatic Academy Vienna At the talk, Claudia Hüttner (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights), Waltraut Kotschy (Resident Twinning Adviser in Montenegro), Barbara Liegl (Resident Twinning Adviser in Croatia) and Gabriel Toggenburg (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) discussed the role and responsibilities of Europe with regard to the democratisation processes in EU candidate states. The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Is Punishment necessary? 15 November 2012, Viennese Court for Criminal Affairs At the talk, Friedrich Forsthuber (Viennese Court for Criminal Affairs), Christa Pelikan (Institute for Legal and Criminal Sociology), Hannes Tretter (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights), Nikolaus Tsekas (NEUSTART Wien 1) and Vera M. Weld (Corporate and Defence Lawyer) discussed the role of punishment and what value it holds nowadays in the European system of justice. The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard).

HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Social Rights in Crisis? Developments in the field of social and economic rights in Europe 30 November 2012, WUK (Vienna) At the event Katharina Mückstein (FC Gloria), Lukas Oberndorfer (Austrian Chamber of Labour, University of Vienna) and Martin Schenk (Poverty Conference) discussed the effects of the global economic and finance crisis on social and economic rights in Europe.The talk was moderated by the journalist Irene Brickner (Der Standard). The event was held in cooperation with the Austrian human rights film festival this human world.

48 University courses

During summer term 2012 and winter term 2012/13 the following courses and guest lectures were offered by BIM staff members:

Law Faculty, University Vienna Cinema and Human Rights Manfred Nowak Equality/Diversity Katrin Wladasch Constitutional Law II – Fundamental Rights Hannes Tretter European Human Rights Protection (EU, Council of Europe, OSZE) Hannes Tretter Dimensions of governmental and private surveillance and data acquisition Hannes Tretter Dimensions of in humanity – especially torture and modern forms of slavery Hannes Tretter The protection of human rights in Austria in practice Hannes Tretter, Barbara Weichselbaum The principle of equality and its foundation in human rights and european law Hannes Tretter Migration and international law Margit Ammer Human rights, environment, migration and displacment Margit Ammer

Master courses at the University of Vienna Vienna Master of Arts in Human Rights Numerous courses were held by BIM-employees. European Master´s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) Human Rights in the Field Manfred Nowak International Legal Studies (LL.M.) Human Rights Manfred Nowak European Studies Human Rights in Europe Margit Ammer, Michael Frahm, Monika Mayrhofer, Katrin Wladasch

Courses at diverse Universities and colleges Equal treatment and the prohibition of discrimination Danube University Krems Katrin Wladasch Public administration, the rule of law and human rights Modul University Wien Katrin Wladasch

49 Religion/ethnicity/gender Academy of fine arts vienna Katrin Wladasch The Protection of Human Rights Diplomatic Academy Vienna Manfred Nowak International struggle against torture Diplomatic Academy Vienna Manfred Nowak Importance of human rights in the 21st century Educational college Vienna Manfred Nowak Worldwide implementation of human rights Akademisches Forum für Außenpolitik (AFA) Manfred Nowak World Court University of Lund Manfred Nowak Recent developments in the Human Rights Committee Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia Manfred Nowak Protecting children against torture and detention. The right of children to personal liberty and integrity (Article 37 UNCRC) Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast Manfred Nowak A World Court of Human Rights ELTE University, Budapest Manfred Nowak UN human rights system Amercian University College of Law, Washington Manfred Nowak Trafficking in women University of Graz, Global Studies’ Julia Planitzer Advantages and limits of different penitentiary models – A global view Catholic University in Montevideo, Uruguay Jörg Stippel

50 Publications

BIM Study Series

Volume 23: Nowak, Manfred / Steinert, Fiona / Tretter, Hannes (Ed.): Universal Criminal Jurisdiction and the Crime of Torture, Wien, 2012.

Monographs 2012

Frahm, Michael (Author), International Ombudsman Institute (Ed.): Australasia and Pacific Ombudsman Institu- tions, Mandates, Competences and Good Practice. Heidelberg, New York [et al]: Springer, 2013. Haupt, Maria / Ziegelwagner, Sonja: EUropa-Pass TEACHER. Sind Sie fit für EUropa? Wien: Zentrum polis - Politik Lernen in der Schule, aktual. Aufl. 2012. pp. 16. http://www.politik-lernen.at/site/gratisshop/shop.item/106173.html Haupt, Maria / Steininger, Sigrid / Ziegelwagner, Sonja: EUropa-Pass JUNIOR – Bist Du fit für EUropa? Wien: Zentrum polis - Politik Lernen in der Schule, aktual. Aufl. 2012. pp. 16. http://www.politik-lernen.at/site/gratisshop/shop.item/106172.html Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: Unternehmen in Konfliktregionen. Duisburg [et al]: Inst. f. Entwicklung und Frieden, 2012. pp. 76. http://www.humanrights-business.org/files/unternehmen_konflikt.pdf 05.02.2013 Mandl, Sabine / Hladschik, Patricia: 20 Jahre engagierte Menschenrechtsforschung. Wien: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, 2012. Nowak, Manfred: Folter. Die Alltäglichkeit des Unfassbaren. Wien: Kremayr & Scheriau, 2012. pp. 240.

Co-edited 2012

European Yearbook on Human Rights 2012. Ed.: Wolfgang Benedek, Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Wolfram Karl und Manfred Nowak. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv, 2012. pp. 467. All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszweski, Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 672.

Individual Publications and Articles 2012

Ammer, Margit: The EU Asylum and Migration Policy In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 198-203. Ammer, Margit: Human Rights and environment. Facing climate change. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 563-576. Birk, Moritz: Die nationale Menschenrechts- und Ombudsinstitution als Nationaler Präventionsmechanismus – Vorschläge für ihr effizientes Funktionieren (Originaltitel: “La Institución Nacional de Derechos Humanos y Defensoría como Mecanismo Nacional de Prevención Propuestas para un funcionamiento eficaz“). In: Derechos Humanos en el Uruguay - Informe 2012. Montevideo: Serpaj, 2012. pp. 88–100. Birk, Moritz: Human Rights of Detainees. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 477-483. Crittin, Tiphanie: The Right to Liberty and Security. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 361-366. Fraczek, Susanne: Human Rights and the European Enlargement Policy. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 204-209.

51 Grandits, Marijana: Human Rights and lobbyism. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 635-640. Grandits, Marijana / Hofstätter, Tina: Human Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 447-452. Hladschik, Patricia / Steurer, Dorothea: Human Rights Education – know your rights! In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 606-612 Hockenjos, Vreni: Cinema and Human Rights, Between ethics and aesthetics. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 601-605. Hodasz, Marta / Nowak, Manfred / Pritz-Blazek, Constanze: Der Beitrag der Rechtsordnung zum Abbau von Vorurteilen. In: Vorurteile. Ursprünge, Formen, Bedeutung. Ed.: Anton Pelinka. Berlin [et al]: de Gruyter, 2012. pp. 395-422. Kozma,.Julia: The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 145–150. Liegl, Barbara: European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI) In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 138-144. Linder, Barbara / Steinkellner, Astrid: Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 577-583. Lober, Johanna: The African System of Human Rights Protection. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 247-257. Lukas, Karin: Right to an Adequate Standard of Living. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 317-322. Lukas, Karin: The European Social Charter in the European Monitoring System. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 135-144. Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: Sozialnormen in Nachhaltigkeitskapiteln bilateraler Freihandelsabkommen. In: Sozialkapitel in Handelsabkommen Begründungen und Vorschläge aus juristischer, öknomischer und politologischer Sicht. Ed. Christoph Scherrer und Andreas Hänlein. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2012. pp. 157-186. Lukas, Karin / Steinkellner, Astrid: Mustertexte für Sozialkapitel. In: Sozialkapitel in Handelsabkommen Begrün- dungen und Vorschläge aus juristischer, öknomischer und politologischer Sicht. Ed.: Christoph Scherrer und Andreas Hänlein. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2012. pp. 189-225. Mandl, Sabine: No Peace without women. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 506-511. Mayrhofer, Monika: European Union Anti-Discrimination Law. In: In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 194-197. Mayrhofer, Monika: Queeuropa. Toleranz und Antidiskriminierung von LGBT als Technologie der neoliberalen Gouvernementalität der europäischen Integration. In: Queer zum Staat. Heteronormativitätskritische Perspekti- ven auf Staat, Macht und Gesellschaft. Ed.: Gundula Ludwig, Sara Paloni, Helga Haberler. Berlin: Querverlag, 2012. pp. 61-78. Nowak, Manfred / Janusweski, Karolina: Criminal Justice and Prison Standards in the OSCE Area. In: European Yearbook on Human Rights 2012. Ed.: Wolfgang Benedek, Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Wolfram Karl und Manfred Nowak. Wien, Graz [et al] nwv, 2012. pp. 315-348. Nowak, Manfred: Beurteilung der Tötung Bin Ladens aus völkerrechtlicher Sicht. In: Expertenforum Springer Recht.at/Bd. 13. Ed.: Otto Kammerlander. Wien [et al]: Springer, 2012. pp. 123-124. 52 Nowak, Manfred: On the creation of a World Court of Human Rights. In: National Taiwan Univ. Law Review, Vol.7/No.1. Taiwan: Nat. Taiwan Univ./College of Law, 2012. pp. 257-291. Nowak, Manfred: Roundtable Torture. Perspective from UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading Treatment. In: National Taiwan Univ. Law Review, Vol.7/No. 2. Taiwan: Nat. Taiwan Univ./ College of Law, 2012. pp. 465-501. Nowak, Manfred: Wir dürfen uns nicht einschüchtern lassen! In: press.freedom.now - Zeitschrift für freie Infor- mation, 1/2012. pp. 28-29. http://www.ikp.at/Magazine/PFN_1_2012.html#/28/ 11.12.2012 Nowak, Manfred: World Court of Human Rights: Utopia? In: Global View. Unabhängiges Magazin der Österr. Gesellschaft für Außenpolitik und die Vereinten Nationen (ÖGAVN) und des Akademischen Forums für Außen- politik (AFA), 2012. pp. 6-8. Nowak, Manfred: The Implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In: Taiwan Human Rights Journal, Vol.1/No.2. Taiwan, 2012. pp. 79-117. Nowak, Manfred: Human Rights from a legal perspective. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 21-24. Nowak, Manfred: An introduction to the UN Human Rights System. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 65-92. Nowak, Manfred: An introduction to the Human Rights mechanisms of the Council of Europe. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstät- ter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 119-127. Nowak, Manfred: The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 226-228. Nowak, Manfred: Introduction to Human Rights Theory. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 269-278. Nowak, Manfred: National Human Rights institutions. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 292-295. Nowak, Manfred: Right to life. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 311-316. Nowak, Manfred: Prohibition of torture. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Man- fred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 346-350. Nowak, Manfred: Right to privacy and family life. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 371-375. Nowak, Manfred: Freedom of expression, assembly and association. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 380-387. Nowak, Manfred: Human rights in the field. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 490-494. Nowak, Manfred: Human rights fact-finding. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 649-654. Nowak, Manfred: Torture and enforced disappeareance. In: International Protection of Human Rights. A Text- book. Ed.: Catarina Krause und Martin Scheinin. Turku/Abo: Inst. for Human Rights, 2., rev. Aufl. 2012. pp. 153-187. Nowak, Manfred: Vorwort. In: Istanbul-Protokoll. Untersuchung und Dokumentation von Folter und Menschen- rechtsverletzungen. Ed.: Andreas Frewer, Holger Furtmayr, Kerstin Krása und Thomas Wenzel. Göttingen: V & R Unipress, 2012. pp. 7-11.

53 Nowak, Manfred: Responsibility to protect. Is International Law moving from Hobbes to Locke? In: Völkerrecht und die Dynamik der Menschenrechte. Liber Amicorum Wolfram Karl. Ed.: Gerhard Hafner, Franz Matscher und Kirsten Schmalenbach. Wien: Facultas, 2012. pp. 342-369. Nowak, Manfred: Torture in the 21st century. Conclusions - Six years as UN special rapporteur on torture. In: On torture. Ed.: Adalah, Physicians on Human Rights/Israel and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 2012. pp. 21-30. http://adalah.org/Public/files/English/Publications/On%20Torture%20%28English%29.pdf 12.12.2012 Nowak, Manfred: What‘s in a name? The prohibitions on torture and illtreatment today. In: Cambridge Compa- nion to Human Rights Law. Ed.: Conor Gearty and Costas Douzinas. Cambridge: University Press, 2012. pp. 307-328. Nowak, Manfred/ Birk, Moritz/ Stippel, Jörg: Das absolute Folterverbot aus extraterritorialer Perspektive. In: Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte, Jahrgang 6, Nr.2. Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau Verlag, 2012. pp. 8-26. Nowak, Manfred: Opinion on: The ECtHR Judgement in Abu Qatada v. UK. In: The Middle East and North Africa – A torture free zone. E-bulletin 01/2012. pp. 4-5. http://www.apt.ch/content/files_res/mena_bulletin01_en.pdf Planitzer, Julia: GRETA’s First Years of Work Review of the monitoring of implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. In: Anti-Trafficking Review, Iss.1/2012. pp. 31-42. http://www.antitraffickingreview.org/images/documents/issue1/TheReview_article2.pdf 12.09.2012 Planitzer, Julia: The prohibition of Trafficking in Human Beings. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 343-345. Sax, Helmut: Kinderrechtskonvention: Die Rolle der Eltern. In: Sozialpädagogische Impulse, 1/2012, pp. 9-11. Sax, Helmut: Human Rights of Children and Young People – a primary consideration? In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 422-432. Sax, Helmut: Monitoring of Anti-Trafficking Efforts by the Council of Europe – The Role of GRETA In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstät- ter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 151-157. Sax, Helmut: Voraussetzungen für Generationenfragen. In: Gleiche Chancen für Alt und Jung, Dokumentation zur Enquete, Wien: 2012. pp. 48-50. Sax, Helmut / Ammer, Margit / Mandl, Sabine: Country report – Austria. In: Integrating refugee and asylum- seeking children in the educational systems of EU Member States. Ed.: Nikolai Tagarov und Andrey Nonchev. Sofia: Center for the Study of Democracy, 2012. pp. 77-108. Steinert, Fiona: The role of Human Rights Institutes. The example of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszew- ski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 300-304. Stippel, Jörg: Anmerkungen zu einer widersprüchlichen Kriminalpolitik in Uruguay (Originaltitel: „Apuntes sobre una política criminal contradictoria en Uruguay“). In: Derechos Humanos en el Uruguay - Informe 2012. Monte- video: Serpaj, 2012. pp. 131-146. Stippel, Jörg: Porträt der Kriminalpolitik Uruguays und Aufruf zur Aktion (Originaltitel: „Retrato de la política criminal uruguaya y llamado a la acción“). In: No te Olvides Nr. 13. Montevideo, November 2012. pp.10-13. Stippel, Jörg: Das Wahlrecht von Gefangenen in Chile: Hintergründe eines undemokratischen Ausschlusses (Originaltitel: „El derecho de voto de las personas privadas de libertad en Chile: antecedentes de una exclusión antidemocrática“). In: Revista Derecho Penitenciario, Universidad Mayor. Santiago de Chile, 2012. pp.14-16. Tretter, Hannes: An overview of the EU Human Rights mechanisms. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 165-174. Tschohl, Christof: Data Protection. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 376-379. Weichselbaum, Barbara: Dienst- und Personalvertretungsrecht der Länder und Gemeinden. In: Das Recht der Länder II/1. Ed.: Erich Pürgy. Wien: Sramek, 2012. pp. 1-148. 54 Weichselbaum, Barbara: Antidiskriminierung. In: Das Recht der Länder II/1. Ed.: Erich Pürgy. Wien: Sramek, 2012. pp. 149-192. Weichselbaum, Barbara: Betteln in Wien. Verfassungsrechtliche Überlegungen zur Einführung des Verbots des „gewerbsmäßigen Bettelns“. In: Betteln in Wien Fakten und Analysen aus unterschiedlichen Wissenschaftsdis- ziplinen. Ed.: Koller, Ferdinand. Wien: LIT, 2012. pp. 33-58. Wladasch, Katrin: Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination. In: All Human Rights for All. Vienna Manual on Human Rights. Ed.: Manfred Nowak, Karolina Januszewski und Tina Hofstätter. Wien, Graz [et al]: nwv [et al], 2012. pp. 307–310.

Studies, Working Papers, Reports 2012

Ausserer, Ingrid [Ed.]: Erster Wiener Protestwanderweg. Wien: Zentrum polis, 2012. pp. 19. Birk, Moritz / Crittin, Tiphanie: Directrices para visitas a lugares de detención. Ed.: Ministeria de la Defensa Publica del Paraguay ; Atlas of Torture ; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights. 2012. Estándares Internacionales y Paraguayos / Atlas of Torture / CODEHUPY / Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights [Ed.]: Glosario de Tortura y Malos Tratos. Nov. 2012. Macedonian Platform against Poverty & Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – BIM-FV Skopje [Ed.]: Report on poverty and social exclusion in the Republic of Macedonia 2011. Skopje: 2012. pp. 99. Ministry of Labour and Social Security / Turkey; Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs / Germany / GVG e.V. / Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights [Ed.]: Gateways to Gender Equality in Working Life in Turkey (awareness brochure). März 2012. pp. 24. http://www.bmas.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/PDF-Publikationen/a801-quality-gender.pdf;jsessionid=6320F5 0A6C4B9D2481DD844AEF33E861?__blob=publicationFile Planitzer, Julia / Sopp, Alexander: Aligning turkish legislation with the EU Gender Equality Acquis. Report incl. recommendations and amendment proposals. Labour legislation. Ankara: 2012.

Periodicals 2012 polis aktuell. Magazine for teachers and multipliers

yy 1/2012: Alt und jung – Miteinander oder gegeneinander?

yy 2/2012: Ich bin nicht behindert, ich werde behindert. Auf dem Weg zu einer inklusiven Gesellschaft

yy 3/2012: Arbeit

yy 4/2012: Partizipation von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Mitteilen, Teilnehmen, Beteiligung.

yy 5/2012: Folter

yy 6/2012: Von der Finanz- zur Wirtschaftskrise. Und was hat das mit mir zu tun?

yy 7/2012: Familie

yy 8/2012: Wahlen. Mit einem Schwerpunkt zu E-Democracy und E-Voting.

yy 9/2012: Märkte und Moneten polis electronic Newsletter Electronic newsletter on a regular basis with comprehensiche information on citizenship education, human rights education, consumer education and education for sustainable development. www.politik-lernen.at/newsletter

55 Bim in the Media

“Las visitas in situ (a las cárceles uruguayas) nos permitieron comprender el escasísimo impacto de las reformas señaladas por el gobierno en la cultura institucional del sistema de privación de libertad”, escribió Jorg Alfred Stippel, investigador del Instituto Ludwig Boltzmann de Derechos Humanos de Viena, instituto presidido por Manfred Nowak, el relator de ONU que dijo en 2009 que las condiciones de reclusión en varias las cárceles uruguayas son infrahumanas.“ El Observador (Uruguay), 10.12.2012 “Se diluye el límite entre democracia y dictadura”

Das österreichische Innenministerium (BMI) führt derzeit “According to Manfred Nowak, 80% of bereits das zweite ‚Twinning-Projekt’ mit der türkischen the detainees in Togolese prisons are in Polizei durch. […] [A]uch hier spielen Menschenrechte pretrial detention, which explains the eine große Rolle. Daher ist neben dem BMI, der Sicher- heavy overcrowding in the country.” heitsakademie und dem deutschen Bundeskriminalamt auch Savoir News (Togo), 25 May 2012 das Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Menschenrechte führend eingebunden. Die Presse vom 01.06.2012 „Türkei: Polizeitraining aus Österreich“

Wusstet ihr, dass man in Österreich gar nicht wegen Folter angeklagt werden kann? Dieses Delikt ist in unserem Straf- gesetzbuch bisher nicht vorgesehen. Wenn also PolizistInnen einen Schubhäftling quälen, ihn bewusst mit dem Auto anfahren und verletzen und ihn dann – weil‘s so ein Spaß ist – mit dem Tod bedrohen, können sie nicht wegen Folter angeklagt werden. So geschehen 2006 im Fall des Bakary Jassey. Nowak fasst in seinem Buch [„Folter – Die Alltäglich- keit des Unfassbaren“] diesen skandalösen Fall nochmal zusammen; auch um uns bewusst zu machen, dass Folter und Menschenrechtsverletzungen nicht nur in Diktaturen und Kriegsgebieten vorkommen, sondern hauptabendtauglich sind. FM4 Doppelzimmer Spezial vom 8. 4. 2012

Durch den Klimawandel werden künftig extreme Wetter- und Naturereignisse an Zahl und zerstöre- rischer Stärke zunehmen. Und damit auch die Zahl von so genannten ‚Klimaflüchtlingen’. […] Bei einer internationalen Konferenz [des Ludwig Boltzmann Instituts für Menschenrechte] in Wien werden anhand verschiedener Fallbeispiele mögliche rechtliche und politische Rahmenbedingungen für den Schutz von ‚Klimaflüchtlingen’ diskutiert. Ö1 Dimensionen – die Welt der Wissenschaft vom 28.09.2012 „Auf der Flucht vor Dürre, Fluten, Sturm: Klimamigration: Zu einer Tagung über Klimamigration in Wien“

56 „Die Autoren und Autorinnen des Sammel- „Österreich hat bereits im Jahr 2007 als eines der ersten bandes ‚Sozialkapitel in Handelsabkommen’ Länder einen nationalen Aktionsplan zur Umsetzung von sind der Ansicht […] langfristig stärken gute Resolution 1325 entwickelt’, erklärt Sabine Mandl, Polito- Arbeitsbedingungen […] die industrielle Ent- login am Wiener Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschen- wicklung eines Landes. Karin Lukas und Astrid rechte. Der Aktionsplan enthält nicht nur konkrete Maß- Steinkellner [vom Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für nahmen für die Umsetzung der Resolution sondern fordert Menschenrechte] haben Alternativvorschläge auch die ressortübergreifende Zusammenarbeit sowie die erarbeitet, wie wirkungsvolle Sozialkapitel in Zusammenarbeit mit der Zivilgesellschaft.“ Handelsabkommen ausschauen könnten.“ Ö1 Radiokolleg vom 13.02. bis 16.02.2012 „Kein Frieden Ö1 Journal Panorama vom 18.05.2012 ohne Frauen“ „Europa: Verhindern Handelsabkommen sozi- ale Ausbeutung?“

Wo bleibt die Umsetzung der existierenden Kinder- rechte in der Praxis? Das fragt sich auch Helmut Sax vom Ludwig Boltzmann-Institut für Menschenrechte, eine von 34 Organisationen, die dem Netzwerk ‚Kin- Es gibt immer mehr alte Menschen in unserer derrechte’ angehören. […] Verstöße gegen die Kinder- Gesellschaft – und damit vielfältige Herausfor- rechtskonvention haben keine Konsequenzen, kritisiert derungen im Umgang mit dieser Gruppe. Wie das Netzwerk Kinderrechte.“ Jugendliche abseits von Katastrophenrhetorik mit Themen wie gesellschaftlichem Wertewan- Ö1 Mittagsjournal vom 20.01.2012 „Keine Verbesse- del und Finanzierungsproblemen bei der Alters- rung bei Kinderrechten Ein Jahr im Verfassungsrang“ vorsorge und im Gesundheitswesen umgehen können, gehört zu den Schwerpunktthemen der diesjährigen ‚Aktionstage Politische Bildung’. Von Montag bis zum 9. Mai finden unter dem Überthema ‚Generationengerechtigkeit und Solidarität’ laut Aussendung des Veranstalters Eine Studie (Weißer Ring, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut ‚Zentrum polis’ mehr als 150 Veranstaltungen und Opferschutzeinrichtung LEFÖ-IBF) zeigt es: statt. Menschen, die in Österreich als Arbeitskräfte in der derstandard.at vom 23.04.2012 Landwirtschaft, in Saisonbetrieben, im Pflegebereich „Aktionstage Politische Bildung zu oder im Sexgewerbe ausgebeutet werden, bekommen Generationengerechtigkeit“ zu wenig Hilfe und Unterstützung. Tiroler Tageszeitung vom 14.10.2012 „Statt Geld für Opfer Geld von Opfern“

In Kürze tritt die Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Kraft. Das wahllose Speichern von Telefon- und Compu- terdaten stellt einen Paradigmenwechsel der Sicherheitspolitik dar. […] Die österreichische Umsetzung der Data Retention [Richtlinie der EU] ist vergleichsweise mild. Das zuständige Infrastrukturministerium zögerte bis zum letzten Zeitpunkt, ehe es eine Novelle des Telekommunikationsgesetzes vorlegte. Die For- mulierungen wurden behutsam gewählt – das Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte führte die Feder. Und dennoch warnt das Boltzmann-Institut vor dieser umfassenden Datenbank. Falter Nr 11/2012 vom 14.03.2012 „Die überwachte Republik“

57 58 Projects

COST Action: The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform...... 61 “this human world” – Vienna International Human Rights Filmfestival...... 62 Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks...... 63 Atlas of Torture: Monitoring and Preventing Torture Worldwide...... 64 ART-IP: Awareness Raising and Training Measures for the Istanbul Protocol in Europe..... 65 Support to Commission 4 and 5 of the Austrian Ombudsman Board...... 66 Consultation for the Austrian Development Co-operation in the Thematic Fields of Governance, Human Rights and Securing Peace...... 67 Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Macedonia...... 68 Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms – Resolving Conflicts of Interests between Business and Human Rights...... 69 Consultancy of the Austrian Export Credit Agency (OeKB) on a Human Rights Based Approach in Export Services...... 70 OMV Gap Analysis. Advice to OMV in the area of human rights...... 71 Assistance to the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency...... 72 EU-Twinning – Implementation Capacity of the Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force...... 73 EU-Twinning – Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-discrimination Protection...... 74 EU-Twinning – Towards an Effective and Professional Justice Academy...... 75 EU-Twinning – Implementation of Personal Data Protection Strategy ...... 76 EU-Twinning – Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life...... 77 DANIDA – Turkey Political Criteria Programme (TPCP II) ...... 78 PluS – Plurilingual Speakers in Unilingual Contexts. Migrants from African Countries in Vienna: Language Practices and Institutional Communication...... 79 RED-Network – Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance...... 80 ClimMig – Climate-induced Migration and Displacement and the Need for New Legal, Policy and Institutional Frameworks...... 81 Analysis of the Judicial Protection in the Austrian Asylum Proceedings ...... 82 The Protection of Survivors of Torture Seeking Asylum in Austria...... 83 Analysis of the Ombudsman Offices of the APOR (Australasia and Pacific) Region of the International Ombudsman Institute...... 84 Strengthening Women’s Capacities in peace building in the Region of South Caucasus..... 85 End Violence against Children and Juveniles in Custody...... 86 ARECHIVIC – Assistance and Reintegration of Child Victims of Trafficking ...... 87 DAPHNE Diffusion – Information tools for a DAPHNE programme community...... 88

59 Trafficking in Human Beings as a form of Torture...... 89 INTEGRACE – Integrating Refugee and Asylum-seeking Children in the Educational Systems of EU Member States...... 90 Facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field of Human Trafficking ...... 91 COMP.ACT – European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons...... 92 polis – Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools...... 93 Vienna‘s First Protest Walking-Route...... 94 Young Ideas for Europe...... 95 VOICE – Developing citizens. Paths to Core Competencies through a Problem-based Learning Project in Civic Education...... 96 Training Curriculum on Fundamental Rights for Judgeship Trainees...... 97 EMA – 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 has been published in 2010. Furthermore, various innovative ideas of reforming the Human Rights Council were developed and discussed. Another focus of the Action has been on developments regarding partnerships and UN human rights development tools. Other working groups focused on development, human rights partnerships, and business. COST ISO702 has access to policy-makers of the European Union and the United Nations, and is constituted of the leading human rights researchers and experts of the European human rights research organisations in 17 member states. 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 and Schloss Wilhelminenberg 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 Repre- sentative 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 Austrian Fede- ral Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger.

Country Lead organisations

Europe yyCOST Office yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights yyResearch Platform “Human Rights in the Persons involved European Context“ Management Committee Chair: Manfred Nowak Partner organisation BIM COST participants: yyAssociation of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Julia Kozma, Karin Lukas, Tina Hofstätter

Administration: Publications Helga Baumschabl Kozma / Nowak / Scheinin: A World Court of Human Rights – Consolidated Statute and Contact Commentary, Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, [email protected] 2010 Nowak / Hofbauer / Hofstätter: The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform, Neuer Funded by Wissenschaftlicher Verlag (in preparation) European Commission – Research Framework Programme, European Science Foundation

Starting/end date 2009 to 2013

61 “this human world” – Vienna International Human Rights Filmfestival From 30th of November to 9th of December 2012, the human rights film festival “this human world” took place for the fifth time, with BIM as one of the main partners of the festival. On the occasion of the 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 screening of the documentary “This Is Not A Film” by the award-winning director Jafahr Panahi, on the occasion of the awarding of the Sakharov Prize of the European Par- liament. The other events included the documentary “Mama Illegal” (directed by Ed Moschitz), which illustrated the life of in Western Europe irregularly employed women from Eastern Europe, “Weiterle- ben” (Austrian Premiere, directed by Hans Haldimann) follows four torture survivors who have found refuge from persecution in Switzerland; “It‘s A Girl” (Austrian Premiere, director: Evan Grae Davis) examines the phenomenon of Gendercide in India and China, and “Los Delegados” (World premiere, director: Jörg Stippel) which is an unusual portrait of a self-governed prison in Boli- via. Furthermore, the HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Social Rights in Crisis? 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 yythis human world

Persons involved Partner organisations Organisation: yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Anna Müller-Funk yyResearch Platform “Human Rights in the European Context“ BIM experts: yyAmnesty International Margit Ammer, Sabine Mandl, Anna Müller-Funk, yyHuman Rights League Manfred Nowak, Julia Planitzer, Helmut Sax, yymany others Jörg Stippel

Contact Anna Müller-Funk [email protected]

Funded by yyFunding: Wien Kultur, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and others yySponsoring: Air Berlin, Der Standard, Museumsquartier, and others

Starting/end date 30 November to 9 December 2012

62 Academic Austro-Iranian Human Rights Talks In 2010 the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights agreed, upon the request of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and international Affairs, to act as the Austrian partner institution for a scientific exchange on human rights issues with Iranian experts. Manfred Nowak was appointed as the head of the Austrian delegation. In 2011, Prof. Saied Reza Ameli, Dean of the Institute for Global tudies (Faculty for World Studies) at the University of Tehran, was appointed as the head of the Iranian delegation by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. In November 2011, a first preparatory meeting took place in Teheran, the partner organisations agreed that annual workshops on current human rights topics were to be held alternately in Iran and Austria. In July 2012, a first workshop took place in Vienna. The aim of this workshop was to provide an understanding of the history and legal framework of human rights as well as their protection in practice in Iran and Austria. Further exchange is planned for 2013.

Countries Lead organisation Europe yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Partner organisation Head of the Austrian delegation: Manfred Nowak yyTeheran University Coordination and academic assistance: Anna Müller-Funk

Contact Anna Müller-Funk [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Federal Ministry for European and international Affairs

Starting/end date ongoing since 2010

63 Atlas of Torture: Monitoring and Preventing Torture Worldwide After the end of Manfred Nowak’s tenure as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (UNSRT) the BIM anti- torture expert team is implementing a follow-up project in five countries visited by the Special Rappor- teur. The project Atlas of Torture focuses 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 includes activities such as trainings, workshops and the development of manuals in the areas of fighting impunity (e.g. lodging effective complaints), strengthening legal safeguards (access to lawyers, the role of medical personnel as well as judges) and developing independent monitoring of places of detention. In the course of 2012, the first implementation cycle was started in the project countries Uruguay and Togo. The project team carried out 2-week-long assessment visits. Based on these visits, reports were elaborated on the situation of torture and ill-treatment. Subsequently, cooperation agreements with local civil society organisations were concluded, which support the ongoing project implementation in the country. Following the assessment visits, multi-stakeholder conferences were organised to present and discuss the findings of the assessment reports and develop recommendations and future activities together with relevant stakeholders in thematic working groups. Based on the outcome of the conference, country specific workplans were elaborated jointly with the local partners (“focal points”) for each of the two project countries. In Uruguay, thematic workshops and expert seminars were implemented in the course of 2012, on the reform of the prison legislation and the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism. In Mol- dova, the project implementation was successfully continued, e.g. by activities on the strengthening of investigations into cases of torture, the criminalisation of torture and the strengthening of the National Preventive Mechanism. In Paraguay, after continued activities on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism, workshops and trainings for public defenders on the prevention of torture and a round-table on fighting impunity, the project was successfully concluded. The team maintains the website www.atlas-of-torture.org monitoring the situation of torture worldwide. The website provides profiles for all States in the world with a regularly updated selection of the relevant official documents, NGO reports and jurisprudence related to the situation of torture and ill-treatment. 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 Paraguay, Moldova, Uruguay, Togo yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Partner organisation Project leader: Project coordinator: Manfred Nowak Julia Kozma yyResearch Platform “Human Rights in the European Context”, University of Vienna Project administration: Karl Schönswetter Publications BIM experts: Moritz Birk,Tiphanie Crittin, Johanna Lober, Directrices para visitas a lugares de detención Jörg Stippel, Andrea Schüchner – Ministerio de la Defensa Pública del Paraguay (Paraguay – mit CODEHUPY) Contact Glosario de Tortura y Malos Tratos – Moritz Birk, [email protected] Estándares Internacionales y Parguayos (Paraguay – mit CODEHUPY) Funded by European Commission, Directorate-General Development and Coopertion Norwegian Ministry for foreign affairs, Ministry for foreign affairs Liechtenstein

Starting/end date October 2010 to October 2013

64 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 docu- ment 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 focuses 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 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 PowerPoint presentations and didactic materials as support for trainers in their presentations of the Istanbul Protocol. The target groups are professionals who are 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 is 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.

Countries Lead organisations Austria and partner countries of the European yyMedical University Vienna, project promoter Union yyScience Initiative Lower Austria, project management

Persons involved Partner organisations Project Lead: yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Tiphanie Crittin Austria Researchers: yyUniversity of Athens, Greece Moritz Birk, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, yyUniversity of Leuven, Belgium Jörg Stippel yyUniversity of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany yyJustice Heals, Bochum, Germany yyKTP Association for Qualification at the Labour Contact Market, Czech Republic Tiphanie Crittin yyINTEGRA, Human Resources Developing [email protected] Institute, Slovenia

Funded by Publication European Commission, Directorate General Project results are published on the website Education and Culture, Leonardo da Vinci http://www.istanbulprotocol.info Programme

Starting/end date January 2011 - March 2013

65 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, Inhuman 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 malad- ministration and measures of supervisory control. The office of Commission 4 (Chair: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ernst Berger) and 5 (Chair: Univ.-Prov. Dr. Manfred Nowak) is residing at the BIM.

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Partner organisation Chair Commission Vienna 4: Ernst Berger yyAustrian Ombudsman Board Chair Commission Vienna 5: Manfred Nowak Members Commission Vienna 4: Andrea Berzlanovich, Sandra Gerö, Helfried Haas, Christine Pemmer, Petra Prangl, Nora Ramirez Castillo, Walter Suntinger Members Commission Vienna 5: Susan Al Jawahiri, Lisa Alluri, Harald David, Marijana Grandits, Sabine Ruppert, Maria Schernthaner, Hans Jörg Schlechter Coordination: Barbara Kurz

Contact Barbara Kurz [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Ombudsman Board

Starting/end date Ongoing since July 2012

66 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 2012 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 preventing conflict and securing peace. Furthermore Sabine Mandl, Karin Lukas and Manfred Nowak participated in and gave a lecture at the Annual ADA Conference in July 2012. Additionally the Handbook “Good Governance“ was finalised and will be published in 2013.

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Bhutan yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Partner organisation Coordination, Researcher: yyOiip – Österreichisches Institut für Claudia Sprenger, Sabine Mandl internationale Politik Director, Researcher: Manfred Nowak Publication Researcher: Nowak / Sax / Sölkner: Handbook Good Margit Ammer, Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin, Governance (in preparation) Claudia Hüttner, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, Karin Lukas, Julia Planitzer, Helmut Sax, Christine Sommer, Jörg Stippel, Christof Tschohl

Contact Claudia Sprenger, Sabine Mandl [email protected] [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Starting/end date March 2012 to March 2015

67 Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Macedonia The project aimed at supporting the inclusion of the Human Rights-based Approach (HRBA) into the planning processes of the Macedonian national and local authorities dealing with the issues of social inclusion, social protection and poverty reduction. The project is a follow-up to the pilot project “Human Rights and Poverty Reduction in Macedonia” (2006 – 2008) and builds on its results and on the recommendations of its external evaluation. The continuing support for the HRBA in Macedonia’s EU accession process shall produce socially inclusive policies as well as monitoring of social policy on the part of the civil society. On the national level, the project aim was to strengthen the accountability of the government with regard to human rights and social inclusion in policy making and monitoring. In 2012 the project further strengthened the capacities of the eight partner municipalities by creation and adoption of Local Partnership Groups through trainings and workshops on different topics such as the HRBA, project cycle management and budget monitoring. A very important milestone reached was the acceptance of the Macedonian Anti Poverty Platform (MAPP) as a member of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN). Core activities were among others holding a conference of persons living in poverty, a round table organized in partnership with the Ministry of Labour decentralised social work centres and the project final conference with numerous participants. On local level the project further strengthened the capacities of the duty-bearers – specifically municipalities and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP)’s decentralised social work centres. MAPP assessed the situation on poverty and social exclusion in five municipalities. The report is available in three languages and can serve for the development of further local strategic documents. A repeatability study was published and a final external evaluation was conducted.

Country Lead organisation Macedonia yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Institute Persons involved Partner organisations Coordination: Christine Sommer, Simona Nastincova yyAssociation for Democratic Initiatives yyAssociation of the Units of Local Self Project management: Government (ZELS) Petranka Delova Miladinova, yyMacedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Tatjana Stoimenovska Rights Local Human Rights Experts: yyMinistry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP) Stojan Mishev, Ninoslav Mladenovic Administration: Publications Jagoda Iljov Stoimenovska / Misev / Mladenovik / Iljov: Report on Poverty and Social Inclusion in the Contact Republic of Macedonia for 2011, Skopje, 2012 Karin Lukas Stoimenovska / Misev / Iljov: MAPP Research [email protected] on Mapping of social needs. Skopje, 2012 (auf Mazedonisch)

Funded by Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Starting/end date November 2009 to November 2012

68 Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms – Resolving Conflicts of Interests between Business and Human Rights In recent years companies have faced ever-growing scrutiny of their human rights conduct. Some of them have been confronted with grave human rights allegations that led to years of litigation and public campaigns. Remedies for instances of corporate human rights violations, however, have remained insufficient. International human rights law provides for complicated, cost- and time-consuming judicial ways of conflict resolution only. In practice, this leads to a governance gap, the consequence being that many corporate human rights violations still go without adequate redress or remedy. The aim of this research was therefore to address this gap and, by exploring the potential role of existing extrajudicial complaint mechanisms, to identify the crucial criteria for best possible human rights protection in the business context. In a comparative analysis, five examples of extrajudicial complaint mechanisms both international and company-based ones were assessed as to their effectiveness as well as practical handling. These were: the National Contact Points of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the World Bank Inspection Panel; and on the company level the mechanisms of Anglo American, GAP Inc./Leso- tho and Hewlett Packard/Mexico. As a first step, the strengths and weaknesses of selected mechanisms were analysed against the background of the international human rights standards, above all the so-called effectiveness criteria for non-judicial grievance mechanisms elaborated by the former UN Special Representative on Busi- ness and Human Rights, John Ruggie. A detailed evaluation of instances of complaints handled by the mechanisms, as well as a number of interviews conducted with representatives of the organisations and companies mentioned, with NGOs and affected persons revealed the practical implications of those mechanism. Finally, process- and content-related key challenges for successful, human rights- compatible extrajudicial complaint mechanisms could be identified.The findings furthermore served to elaborate a set of model features for these mechanisms that complement the above mentioned Rug- gie-criteria on an operational basis. The research findings, which have been scientifically substantiated also with regard to the subject of mediation and alternative dispute resolution by consulting a respective expert, Mrs. Christa Kolodej, were publically presented on 17 October 2012.

→ http://bim.lbg.ac.at/Right to Remedy - Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms 2013

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Publication Project leader: Linder / Lukas / Steinkellner: The Right to Manfred Nowak Remedy. Extrajudicial Complaint Mechanisms for Resolving Conflicts of Interest between Business Project implementation: Actors and Those Affected by their Operations. Barbara Linder, Karin Lukas, Astrid Steinkellner Vienna: BIM, 2013

Contact Astrid Steinkellner [email protected]

Funded by Jubilee Fund of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB)

Starting/end date February 2011 to October 2012

69 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. Based on the analysis of the already existing procedures, BIM elaborated a proposal for a human rights due diligence procedure, which has been further developed. The overall aim of the consultancy is to implement a human rights due diligence process in the Austrian export service. Moreover, BIM has provided specific human rights background information and country risk assessments. .

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Starting/end date Project implementation: Manfred Nowak, Karin Lukas, Barbara Linder, September 2010 to December 2012 Astrid Steinkellner Projekt management: Karin Lukas

Contact Karin Lukas [email protected]

Funded by Österreichische Kontrollbank AG

70 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 2012, the activities focused on the implementation of due diligence in company operations, in particular the impact of potential OMV operations in countries in which the OMV might become active.

Country Lead organisation Austria yyHuman Rights Consulting Vienna

Persons involved Partner organisation Project leader: yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Manfred Nowak Research Association Researcher: Karin Lukas

Contact Karin Lukas [email protected]

Funded by OMV

Starting/end date ongoing since April 2006

71 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 Centre 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 in developing methods and standards to improve the quality and compara- bility 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 23 January 2008 the Council adopted a Multiannual Framework for the Agency according to which FRA will primarily be engaged in the following issues: racism, xenophobia and intolerance, all forms of discrimination, compensation of victims, the rights and protection of children, asylum, immigration and integration, visa and border control, the right to democratic participation in the EU, data protection and respect for private life, and last not least access to efficient and independent justice. 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 formu- lation 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, Hannes Tretter (since September 2012 Manfred Nowak) is also member of the Executive Board, which prepares the decisions of the MB and consults the director. In the exercise of these functions the scientific assistance provided by the BIM 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 professional managing of Round Table Discus- sions, 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. → http://fra.europa.eu

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Starting/end date Vice Chair of FRA Management Board: Hannes Tretter/Manfred Nowak ongoing since September 2007 Scientific and administrative assistance: Anna Müller-Funk

Contact Anna Müller-Funk [email protected]

Funded by Austria Federal Chancellery

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

The project aims at enhancing the implementation capacity of the Turkish National Police to prevent disproportionate use of force. 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. Finally, 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. Due to the interest of Turkish National Police experts in the legal recommendations an additional activity on the concept of institutional liability will be held in 2013. 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. In 2013 a train the trainer-programme will be implemented by Turkish National Police trainers together with trainers from the Austrian Security Academy, the German Federal Criminal Police Office and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights. The training programme aims at establishing in-service trainings which include human rights issues and standards as an integral part.

Country Lead organisations Turkey yyAustrian Security Academy (SIAK) yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Persons involved Partner organisations Project leader (SIAK): Karl-Heinz Grundböck yyGerman Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) together with Federal Resident Twinning Advisor (BIM): Criminal Police Office Germany Markus Brentschun-Kosielski yyBeneficiary Institution (TR): BIM Key Experts: Turkish National Police Moritz Birk, Julia Kozma, Johanna Lober, Andrea Schüchner, Jörg Stippel, Hannes Tretter, Katrin Wladasch Project management (BIM): Heidrun Aigner und Claudia Hüttner

Contact Heidrun Aigner und Claudia Hüttner [email protected] [email protected]

Funded by European Commission, Directorate-General for Enlargement

Starting/end date August 2011 to July 2013 73 EU-Twinning – Establishing a Comprehensive System for Anti-discrimination Protection

The overall objective of this Twinning project is to establish an efficient and effective system for combating discrimination, thus raising the level of protection against discrimination in the Republic of Croa- tia. The project shall strengthen the capacity of the beneficiary institutions – the Office of the Ombuds- man as the central body responsible for combating discrimination and the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities as the state body most directly involved in combating discrimination. An efficient system for monitoring cases of discrimination and for collecting and monitoring equality data will be developed. Finally, a comprehensive system for supporting victims of discrimination in gai- ning access to justice will be elaborated. The Twinning project consists of three components: • Within the first component experts have prepared and conducted trainings tailored to the needs of different key actors (judges, state attorneys and other relevant stakeholders) in the institutional set up responsible for the implementation of anti-discrimination legislation. The staff of the Office of the Ombudsman 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. Furthermore, NGOs and social partner organisations have improved their capacities as regards intervention and associational action. • In the second component EU Member State experts together with employees of the beneficiaries have drafted recommendations for the development of databases for collecting data on discrimination complaints, court cases on discrimination and equality data. The experts will furthermore prepare guidelines and conduct trainings targeting the users of these data bases. • The third component aims to establish a telephone assistance service within the Office of the Ombudsman providing potential victims of discrimination with initial information and support, improve the system for handling individual discrimination complaints and enhance the cooperation between the Office of the Ombudsman and NGOs. Recommendations and training materials targeting staff members that will be in direct contact with callers have been drafted. Promotion and outreach work targeting NGOs will be implemented in 2013. The BIM is supported by the Austrian Ombud for Equal Treatment, the Austrian Ombudsman Board, Labour and Social Court – Federal Ministry of Justice, Federal Social Welfare Office, City of Vienna – Department for Integration and Diversity, Federal Province of Salzburg – Department for Women and Equal Treatment.

Country Lead organisation Croatia yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Partner organisations yyCooperation partners (AT): Project leader: Hannes Tretter Austrian Ombud for Equal Treatment Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA): Barbara Liegl Austrian Ombudsman Board y BIM Key Experts: yBeneficiary institutions (HR): Katrin Wladasch, Monika Mayrhofer, Office of the Ombudsman Christof Tschohl Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities of the Government of the Project management: Marion Kirsch Republic of Croatia

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

Starting/end date November 2011 to June 2013

74 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 Justice 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. BIM is contributing with its expertise on human rights libraries and documentation in the field of the strengthening of the Justice Academy’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 on human rights, the preparation of a reader on European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) judgments relevant for the Tur- kish judiciary as well as a pilot training on human rights.

Country Lead organisation Turkey yyGerman Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) Persons involved Partner organisations BIM Key Experts: y Hannes Tretter, Patricia Hladschik yOffice of the National Council of Justice of Hungary Project management: yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Claudia Hüttner yyBeneficiary institution (TR): Justice Academy of Turkey, Ministry of Justice Contact Claudia Hüttner [email protected]

Funded by European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement

Starting/end date November 2012 to July 2014

75 EU-Twinning – Implementation of Personal Data Protection Strategy The project aimed at strengthening the capacity of Montenegro for protection of personal data and implementation of the data protection legislation. One component of the project dealt with the harmonisation of the legislation with the EU acquis. Through the excellent cooperation with the Montenegrin project leader a comprehensive revision of the data protection legislation could be adopted through the Montenegrin Parliament shortly after the end of the project. Another component aimed to support the recently established independent Data Protection Supervi- sory Authority with specific training for the set-up of the authority. Training sessions for persons responsible for data protection in the ministries, other relevant institutions and in the private sector were also part of the project. In 2011 Study Visits to the Data Protection Authorities in Vienna, Ljubljana, Berlin, Dresden and Kiel took place. In June 2012 EU accession talks were opened with the European Commission, after the progress in the area of “Judiciary and fundamental rights” (Chapter 23 of the EU acquis) was evaluated positively. Data Protection constitutes an integral part of this chapter.

Country Lead organisation Montenegro yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights in cooperation with the Austrian Data Protection Commission Persons involved

Project leader: Partner organisations Waltraut Kotschy, Eva Souhrada-Kirchmayer yyInformation Commissioner of the Republic of Resident Twinning Advisor: Slovenia Lukas Gundermann, Waltraut Kotschy yyBeneficiary institution (MN): Ministry of Interior and Public Administration, BIM Key Experts: Data Protection Supervisory Authority Hannes Tretter, Christoph Tschohl, Christian Schmaus Project management: Claudia Hüttner

Contact Claudia Hüttner [email protected]

Funded by European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement

Starting/end date November 2010 to June 2012

76 EU-Twinning – Promoting Gender Equality in Working Life The overall objective of this Twinning project was to ensure gender equality in working life based on a legal framework that provides for equal treatment of women and men. The project purpose was to align Turkish legislation with the EU gender equality acquis, to improve the capacity of institutions responsible for the implementation of the acquis and raise awareness of a broader public. Under the first component experts analysed 18 Turkish legal texts in comparison to the EU gender equality acquis (Directives) and relevant case-law of the European Court of Justice. On the basis of the gap analysis, a report on labour law, civil servants law, social security law, and trade union law has been elaborated providing recommendations on how to close the identified gaps. Of particular signifi- cance is the attention the experts report has been given so far by the Turkish Parliament. On 21 and 22 February 2012 Karin Lukas was invited by the Parliament and UN Women to present the proposals for amendments in the said legislation fields in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The great interest especially by the parliamentary Commission for Equal Opportunities of Women and Men has been counted as a positive signal that the recommendations will be taken into consideration in the future legislative process. Finally, the report was presented to a broader audience at the project’s official closing ceremony on 7 March 2012. In the second component the national administration, judges and social partners have been made familiar with the pertinent EU acquis in order to guarantee proper enforcement of national legislation. A comprehensive training plan had been elaborated, in line with which numerous trainings (basic and special) have been held as well as training materials provided during 2011 and 2012. The third component dealt with awareness raising on gender equality through the development of appropriate materials (brochure, podcasts etc.) and public presentations and discussion of project results. Besides a large University Conference in Ankara in October 2011, which was also attended by the Turkish Ministers for Labour and Family, and specific workshops, e.g. on the promotion of women’s human rights, one major activity in this component was the creation of a gender equality business award which was handed out to two Turkish textile companies at the closing event on 7 March 2012.

Country Lead organisations Turkey yyGerman Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs y Persons involved yImplementing Institution: German Association for Social Security Policy Project leader (BIM): and Research – GVG Karin Lukas BIM Key Expert: Partner organisations Julia Planitzer yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Project management (BIM): yyBeneficiary institution (TR): Susanne Fraczek, Marion Kirsch Ministry for Labour and Social Security

Contact Publication Karin Lukas, Susanne Fraczek Planitzer / Sopp: Aligning Turkish Legislation [email protected] with the EU Gender Equality Acquis – Report [email protected] including recommendations and amendment proposals – Labour legislation. 2012.

Funded by European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement

Starting/end date September 2010 to March 2012

77 DANIDA – Turkey Political Criteria Programme (TPCP II) The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affair’s European Neighbourhood programme has financed the Turkey Political Criteria Programme (TPCP) since 2006. In the context of Turkey’s EU Accession, the programme aimed at strengthening respect for human rights (HR) in Turkey through enhancing cooperation between government, legislature and civil society. Accordingly, the first phase of TPCP com- menced in 2006 and came to an end in May 2009. Since the Turkish institutions and organisations relevant to promoting and upholding the HR reform agenda still were in a process of development, a second phase of the programme (TPCP II) was initiated. Hence, the overall objective of TPCP II was to strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of the Interior’s Inspections Board as well as to promote human rights awareness through the Human Rights Joint Platform IHOP and to foster human rights dialogue and advocacy within the Turkish civil society and with government and legislature. The implementation of this project was based upon two components: component 1 included the support to the Ministry of the Interior, while component 2 was predicated on the support to the IHOP Network. In component 1 comprehensive training materials, covering Good Governance and Gender were approved by the programme implementation team. More than 150 inspectors were trained in a series of events in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul. Studies were carried out on the rights of marginalised groups and on the implementation of ECtHR decisions against Turkey. In component 2 the IHOP board worked on their coherent overall strategy and on a performance management plan. The development of a fundraising strategy showed considerable progress and the strategy was adopted by the board. The IHOP Manager was supported in defining internal procedures and in implementing a grant monitoring. In 2012, BIM expert Barbara Liegl supported the internal project auditing and conducted expert’s interviews within the framework of Component 1. The project was finalised in Mai 2012.

Country Lead organisation Turkey yyPKF (UK) LLP

Persons involved Partner organisations yyICON-INSTITUT Public Sector GmbH, BIM Key Expert: Germany Barbara Liegl yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Project management (BIM): yyBeneficiary Institutions: Heidrun Aigner Turkish Ministry of the Interior IHOP-Network Contact Heidrun Aigner [email protected]

Funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, DANIDA

Starting/end date July 2009 to May 2012

78 PluS – Plurilingual Speakers in Unilingual Contexts. Migrants from African Countries in Vienna: Language Practices and Institutional Communication

This trans-disciplinary project pursues to raise awareness of authorities and courts for multilingualism, 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 African 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 shows 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 organisations Austria yyUniversity of Vienna, Institute of Linguistics yyUniversity of Vienna, Institute of African Studies Persons involved

Project leader (BIM): Partner organisations Margit Ammer yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Researchers: yytreffpunkt sprachen – Center for Language, Katrin Wladasch Plurilingualism and Subject Didactics (University of Graz)

Contact Publication Margit Ammer [email protected] Publication of an article on the usage of language analysis in asylum procedures in a peer-reviewed journal Funded by Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF)

Starting/end date March 2011 to August 2013

79 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 2012, the partners continued the collection and upload of data on racist and xenophobe incidents, discriminatory assaults and policy responses concerning anti-racist strategies and developments and the further development of the RED Atlas and RED Library. The RED Atlas contains information on anti-discrimination legislation and implementation, political parties, organisations and their role concerning racist and xenophobic discourse, anti-racist policies and organisations and (anti-)racism in the area of policing, law enforcement and justice. Furthermore, the Atlas provides data on employment, housing, education, health and social protection, political participation and public life, culture, sport and media in reference to migrants and minorities. The RED Library makes available important documents for racism, discrimination and equality in the member states. The project was presented at the RED System Launch and Steering Group Meeting on March 19th 2012 in Brussels and in Vienna in the context of a Human Right’s Talk on Monitoring Racism on March 29th 2012. → http://www.red-network.eu/

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, yyi-RED, Institute for Rights Equality & Diversity, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, GR Rumania, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, Cyprus Partner organisations yy18 scientific and civil society organisations in Persons involved 17 EU countries Project leader: Monika Mayrhofer Researcher: Margit Ammer, Barbara Liegl, Katrin Wladasch

Contact Monika Mayrhofer [email protected]

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

Starting/end date February 2011 to January 2013

80 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 (i.e. migration to survive and migration for adaptation), existing international legal, normative and institutional frameworks are not deemed to be adequate (no adequate protection for persons forced to leave their homes and no offer of adequate frameworks necessary to make migration work as an adaptation strategy). Relating to both aspects, ClimMig seeks to identify current gaps in international legal, normative and institutional frameworks, to give an overview of current implementation at Austrian/EU level and establish recommendations addressed in particular to Austrian (and also EU) policy makers as how to overcome legal, normative and institutional gaps. In order to make the implications of the lack of adequate frameworks for climate-induced migration visible, the research team started to carry out six case studies (Albania, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Moz- ambique, Nicaragua, Samoa) in 2012. In this context, comprehensive research was undertaken and expert interviews were conducted in Brussels and in Vienna (European Commission, UNHCR, NGOs, ADA). Furthermore, an International Conference was organised in Vienna. The conference took place on 20 and 21 September 2012; approx. 100 persons participated. The aim of the conference was to discuss human rights, environmental change and migration with experts as well as to present the project.

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Partner organisation Project leader: yyInstitute for Sustainable Development and Margit Ammer International Relations (IDDRI), France Researcher: Michael Frahm Publication Monika Mayrhofer Publication of project results (project website, several articles in peer reviewed journals) Contact Margit Ammer [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Climate and Energy Fund

Starting/end date May 2011 to June 2013

81 Analysis of the Judicial Protection in the Austrian Asylum Proceedings The aim of the project commissioned by UNHCR is to analyse the judicial review system in the Aust- rian asylum procedure: Both functioning as well as jurisprudence of the Asylum Court and the Consti- tutional Court are to be assessed as to their conformity with fundamental and human rights standards. The study analyses whether – more than three years after entry into force of amendments relating to the legal protection of asylum seekers – improvements held out in prospect (such as faster proceedings, reduction of the backlog of open complaints, easing the workload of the Constitutional Court) have been realised in practice as well as apprehensions concerning quality of decisions and functioning of the Asylum Court and little chances of success with complaints at the Constitutional Court. Results will be published in 2013. The eight months project was divided into three phases: • Identification of issues subsequently to be examined in more depth, through interviews with different stakeholders active in the field of asylum and through legal analysis of Constitutional Court rulings which quashed Asylum Court decisions. • Detailed analysis of the Asylum Court’s work (e.g. decisions on whether or not to conduct oral hearings; handling of oral hearings; approach vis-à-vis asylum-seekers and their representatives, duration of procedures, etc.) and of the jurisprudence of the Asylum Court and the Constitutional Court (against international standards). • Interviews with the Presidents of the two Courts or their representatives and, if possible, with various staff members (both judges and legal support staff) in order to find out the self-image of the Asylum Court and the Constitutional Court as well as to allow them to react on findings made in interviews with other stakeholders. The project results and recommendations aim to contribute to the quality assurance in the procedures of the Asylum Court and the Constitutional Court, thus enhancing the situation of asylum seekers in Austria.

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Publication Project leader: Publication of results together with UNHCR (in Margit Ammer preparation) Researcher: Michael Frahm Andrea Sölkner

Contact Margit Ammer [email protected]

Funded by UNHCR

Starting/end date October 2011 to May 2012

82 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 is implementing a research project that aims at analysing the protection of torture survivors applying for asylum in Austria. In the course of this project 15 cases will be presented and analysed relating to psychological and health care as well as the legal level. The results shall be used to identify possibilities for improvement in the treatment of torture survivors in Austria. This project constitutes an innovation, as lawyers and psychotherapists/psychologists bring together their data and methodologies in order to arrive at a new perspective and analysis of empirical and theoretical material. This interdisciplinary approach allows 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.

Country Lead organisations y Austria yLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights yyHemayat – Betreuungszentrum für Folter- und Kriegsüberlebende Persons involved Project leader Publication Margit Ammer Project results will be published in a book in Researcher: 2013. Barbara Kurz, Stephanie Krisper

Contact Margit Ammer [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Zukunftsfonds City of Vienna (MA 7)

Starting/end date March 2011 to May 2013

83 Analysis of the Ombudsman Offices of the APOR (Australasia and Pacific) Region of the International Ombudsman Institute

Commissioned by the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights in Vienna conducted a comparative study on Ombuds-Institutions in the Australasia and Pacific region between January 2011 and April 2012. The study comprises two parts. In part 1 it provides an analytical comparison of the Ombuds- Institu- tions in Australia (eight institutions), the Cook Islands, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Taiwan, Tonga and Vanuatu. The analysis shows the partial heterogeneity of the Institutions and gives a comprehensive overview of common features, and the specifics and peculiarities of the Institutions. Part 2 presents separate reports on the 16 different jurisdictions featuring their main functions as follows: • Legal basis, legal status and organisation, • mandate, object of control and standard of control, • powers, • relationship to the administration, the judiciary and the legislator, and • special characteristics. The analysis is based on information provided by the Institutions themselves in questionnaires sent out at the outset of the study, an analysis of the respective establishing acts and other relevant laws, and on relevant scientific publications and the Institution’s Annual Reports. The reports also refer to relevant legal provisions and include website addresses for ease of reference. The book was published by Springer in January 2013.

Countries Lead organisation Austria (Desk research on states in the yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Australasia and Pacific region: Australia, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Taiwan, Tonga and Vanuatu) Publication Frahm: Australasia and Pacific Ombudsman Institutions. Mandates, Competences and Good Persons involved Practice. Springer, 2013 Project leader: Michael Frahm Researcher: Barbara Liegl, Margit Ammer

Contact Michael Frahm [email protected]

Funded by Austrian Ombudsman Board

Starting/end date December 2010 to April 2012

84 Strengthening Women’s Capacities in peace building in the Region of South Caucasus The overall objective is the empowerment of women in conflict affected areas in the region of South Caucasus for engagement in peace processes. Due to the UN-Security Council Resolution 1325 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) all member states are obliged to address adequately the needs and concerns of women before, during and after armed conflicts and to guarantee their meaningful participation in all decision-making positions on all levels within the society. The following measures are foreseen: • base-line study for an assessment of the situation and needs of women, • comprehensive studies on the macro- and micro-level by participatory research in order to identify areas of concern and develop strategies for solutions as well as recommendations for regional, national and international policy-makers, • trainings and workshops for partner organisations in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, South-Ossetia, Abkhazia und Berg Karabakh in order to strengthen their capacities for the support of women in peace building activities, • trainings for up to 100 women from conflict affected areas on the subjects of women’s rights, peace building, security, etc. in order to empower them to act as “women’s leaders” in their regions, • networking – regional exchange of lessons learned, • advocacy for the realisation of the UN-Security Council Resolution 1325 and following resolutions. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights carried out desk-research based on UN-Security Council Resolution 1325 and CEDAW about the role and situation of women, in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Countries Lead organisation Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, South-Ossetia, yyCARE Austria Abkhazia, Berg Karabakh Partner organisations Persons involved yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights y Researcher: yHelsinki Citizen’s Assembly Armenia y Sabine Mandl yAssociation of Women of Abkhazia yyCentre for Civilian Initiatives yyIDP Women Association “Consent” Contact yyWomen’s Problems Research Union y Sabine Mandl yAssociation of Ossetian Women for [email protected] Democracy and Human Rights

Publication Funded by European Commission (EIDHR), Austrian Final report (in preparation) Development Agency

Starting/end date January 2010 to March 2013

85 End Violence against Children and Juveniles in Custody The principal aim of this project is 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:

Year one – 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 comparisons 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.

Year two – 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 disseminated through project website.

Countries Lead organisation England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Cyprus, yyChildren‘s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), Romania, Austria UK

Persons involved Partner organisations yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Project leader (BIM): yyWeisser Ring Austria Helmut Sax yyInstitute for the Sociology of Law and Criminiology Contact yyInternational Juvenile Justice Observatory, BE yyDefence for Children International, NL Helmut Sax yyCommissioner for Children’s Rights, CY [email protected] yySave the Children, RO

Funded by Publication European Commission, Directorate General Final Reports in 2013 (consolidated reports Justice, DAPHNE III-Programme on research phase and on campaign phase); Federal Ministry of Justice summary and youth-friendly version (in German) in 2013 Starting/end date February 2011 to January 2013

86 ARECHIVIC – Assistance and Reintegration of Child Victims of Trafficking

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, yyCenter for the Study of Democracy (CSD), BG Austria Partner organisations Persons involved yyCensis Foundation, IT Project leader: yyThe Crime Victim Compensation and Support Helmut Sax Authority, SE yyPeople In Need, SK Researcher: yyUniversity Pécs, HU Julia Planitzer, Astrid Winkler (ECPAT Österreich) Publication

Contact Final Report (in English) and country reports on Austria (in German) in 2013 Helmut Sax [email protected]

Funded by European Commission, Directorate General Justice, EU Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Provincial Government of Tyrol

Starting/end date April 2011 to March 2013

87 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 aims 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 yyAssociation Naturalia et Biologia (NEB), F

Persons involved Partner organisations yyPsytel (NGO working on prevention of violence Project leader and injury), FR Helmut Sax yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, AT Contact yyAssociaçào para o Planeamentoda Familia - (APF), PT Helmut Sax yySocial Services Agency, LV [email protected]

Publication Funded by Directory and Final Report (online, in European Commission, Directorate General preparation) Justice, DAPHNE-III-Programme

Starting/end date January 2011 to January 2013

88 Trafficking in Human Beings as a form of Torture The Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the OSCE, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, intends to analyse the links between trafficking in human beings and torture. For this reason an analysis has been commissioned. The legal analysis of existing links between trafficking in human beings and torture was conducted by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, whereas the psychological part was elaborated by the Helen Bamber Foundation.

Persons involved Lead organisation Researcher: yyOSCE Manfred Nowak, Julia Planitzer Partner organisations Contact yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights y Julia Planitzer yHelen Bamber Foundation, UK [email protected] Publication Funded by The study will be published in 2013 in the OSCE – Office of the Special Representative “Occasional Papers”-series of the Office of the and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Special Representative and Coordinator for Human Beings Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

Starting/end date October 2011 to March 2012

89 INTEGRACE – Integrating Refugee and Asylum-seeking Children in the Educational Systems of EU Member States This project aims at contributing to a better understanding on the current status and possibilities for improvement of the integration in education of refugee and asylum-seeking children in all EU Member States (and some neighbouring countries). For this purpose, the project: • collected information for the identification of successful educational programmes and projects (“best- practice-examples”), • undertook evaluations of selected “best-practice-examples” in Western European countries and assessed in particular transferability of such measures to other contexts/countries, • undertook situation analyses in selected Eastern European countries to assess possibilities for adaptation of best practices, • compiled a handbook with results from all country reports, evaluations and situation analysis, comparative study and recommendations. The main target group of beneficiaries of this project are refugee and asylum-seeking children, but also children with subsidiary/temporary protection status/humanitarian residence permits, unaccompanied and separated children and child victims of crime (e.g. in the context of child trafficking). The BIM has identified “best-practice-examples” and analysed the legal and policy framework inAust - ria and in Germany, as well as conducted an evaluation of one example in Austria. In addition the Aus- trian country report is published in German and sent to all relevant stakeholders working in that field. Project results are also available on the BIM-Website.

Countries Lead organisation 27 EU Member States, Norway, Serbia, yyCentre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia Bulgarien

Persons involved Partner organisations yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Project leader: yyCENSIS Foundation, Rome Helmut Sax yyPeace Institute, Ljubljana Researcher: yyUniversity of Halmstadt (Sweden) Margit Ammer, Barbara Liegl, Sabine Mandl yyseveral individual experts Monika Mayrhofer Publication Contact Sax / Ammer / Mandl: Country Report: Austria. Helmut Sax In: Tagarov / Nonchev (Ed.): Integrating Refugee [email protected] and Asylum-Seeking Children in the Educational Systems of EU Member States, Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia, 2012 Funded by European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs, European Refugee Fund

Starting/end date September 2010 to March 2012

90 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 guidelines should be implemented in 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 conducts a mapping of the sector. Based on this as well as on interviews with relevant stakeholders, a practical sector specific guide is elaborated. The guide should support corporations to apply Corporate Social Responsibility for the prevention of human trafficking. In the final stage of the project, workshops for interested companies in this sector are held in order to facilitate the implementation of the guide.

Countries Lead organisation Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy and Spain yyUniversity of Tilburg, the Netherlands

Persons involved Partner organisations yyDanish Centre against Human Trafficking Project implementation: yyUniversity Ca’Foscari, IT Barbara Linder, Karin Lukas, Julia Planitzer, yyUniversity of Liverpool, UK Helmut Sax, Astrid Steinkellner yyBelgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and Project management: against Racism, BE Julia Planitzer yyGabinet d’Estudes Sociales, ES yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Contact Julia Planitzer [email protected]

Funded by European Commission, Directorate General Justice, ISEC Austrian Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Starting/end date December 2012 to April 2014

91 COMP.ACT – European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons In order to improve compensation of trafficked persons the network COMP.ACT EUROPE – European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons was established in 2009. COMP.ACT EUROPE is on the one hand a network and on the other hand a three year European wide project coordinated by La Strada International and Anti-Slavery International concerning compensation of trafficked persons. The network consists of 14 European countries. All countries established national working groups in order to implement specific measures. The activities of the network encompass: • design methodology for comparable research analysis, • development of European guidance for professionals on seeking compensation for trafficked persons, • meetings with decision makers on European level in order to increase the awareness of this topic , • European wide campaign regarding the right to compensation, • organisation of a conference on compensation. The Ludwig Boltzmann Insitute of Human Rights is part of the Austrian working group. Following a baseline study published in 2011, a poster with the presentation of possibilities of compensation in Austrian legislation was elaborated for counseling and trainings of lawyers on compensation were delivered in 2012.

Countries Lead organisations Austria, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, yyLa Strada International Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Macedonia, yyAnti-Slavery International Moldova, Poland, Spain, Italy, Ukraine

Partner Organisations Persons involved yyIn Austria: Researcher: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Julia Planitzer LEFOE-IBF (Intervention centre for trafficked women in Austria) Weißer Ring Austria Contact Julia Planitzer Publication [email protected] Planitzer / Probst / Steiner / Unterlerchner: Compensation for Victims of Trafficking in Funded by Human Beings in Austria [in German]. Vienna: yyEuropean Commission OEGB Publishing House, 2011 yyAustrian Federal Ministry of Justice yyAustrian Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs (funding through UNODC/ UN.GIFT) yyOSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Starting/end date November 2009 to November 2012

92 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: VOICE, Young Ideas for Europe, First Viennese Protest Route, Citizenship Education in Action (polis acted as host institution for a Hungarian student) → www.politik-lernen.at

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Starting/end date Director: Patricia Hladschik Established in February 2006, contract extended until 2014 Staff members: emerged from the Service Centre for Human Ingrid Ausserer, Maria Haupt, Dorothea Steurer, Rights Education (since 1997 at the institute) Elisabeth Turek and the Service Centre for Civic Education (since 2002 at the institute) Contact Patricia Hladschik [email protected]

93 Vienna‘s First Protest Walking-Route The Protest Walking Route is a project organised by polis – the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Educa- tion in Schools 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 have been fought for in history. It illustrates how people organised and how their engagement and commitment still have an impact on how we live today. How it works: Signboards that can be found throughout the city of Vienna mark the spots of social movements that are part of the Protest Walking Route. “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 recordings or watch photos and videos. All contents of the stations can be found on the website www.protestwanderweg.at as well. Thus, teachers or educators who want to visit the Protest Walking Route with their students can prepare the excursion in advance. The stations: The first six stations of Vienna‘s First Protest Walking Route are already accessible in public space. They focus on the fight for and the implementation of self-governed open spaces and cultural centres in Vienna or recount the fight for human rights such as education for girls, labour laws or the equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Six more stations – one for example focussing on the fight for equal and common vote at theAustrian Parliament, another one illustrating the resistance against National Socialism by the movement “O5” – are about to follow in 2013. → www.protestwanderweg.at

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association

Persons involved Publication Project leader: Patricia Hladschik Ausserer: Erster Wiener Protestwanderweg. Begleitheft für den Unterricht. Vienna: polis, Project employees: 2012 Martin Auer (Schriftsteller), Maria Haupt, Ingrid Ausserer, Dorothea Steurer, Elisabeth Turek

Contact Patricia Hladschik [email protected]

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

94 Young Ideas for Europe Young Ideas for Europe – an initiative of the Robert Bosch Foundation – inspires young people between the ages 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. The first project week took place from 5 to 9 March 2012 with the 4BK at the BHAK Schumpeter in 1130 Vienna. During this week the young people worked on the topic New Energy for Europe. The project week not only raised their awareness of European energy policy, 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 realised that the individual will have to assume more responsibility. At the same time the project week took place in Denmark at the Rejsby Europaeiske Efterskole. 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, was presented to the EU Commissioner for Climate Protection, Connie Hedegaard, by an international delegation of youngsters involved in the project, in June 2012 in Brussels. Two of the delegates came from the 4BK.

→ www.politik-lernen.at/jugenddenkteuropa

Country Lead organisation Europäische Union yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association Persons involved Starting/end date Project leader: Ingrid Ausserer 2011 to 2014 Staff members: Ingrid Ausser, Dorothea Steurer

Contact person Ingrid Ausserer [email protected]

Funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung Germany

95 VOICE – Developing citizens. Paths to Core Competencies through a Problem-based Learning Project in Civic Education

The project title VOICE refers to active citizenship of young people. The project aims to support teachers in promoting pupils’ learning skills as well as their social and civic competencies in order to motivate and empower them to participate actively in modern, heterogeneous European societies. On this basis educational experts and practitioners from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Tur- key worked collaboratively to shape educational strategies which enhance key competencies in citizenship education and, secondly, to develop a course manual. • The manual Key competencies for citizenship education has been designed for secondary school teachers and encompasses the following sections: • Four thematic problem-based learning modules (topics Democracy, Europe, Human Rights, Migration) • A key competencies kit containing worksheets for teachers and students on methodological skills, social and civic competencies as well as learning-to-learn skills. • Three teacher training modules providing in-depth information on problem-based learning, possibilities for student assessment and interactive, learner-centred methods. The content of the manual ran several trial courses to ensure that the project’s targets have been ful- filled. On this basis, the developed material for both target groups, pupils and teachers, was evaluated and optimized. In Austria, polis – Centre for Citizenship Education carried out a seminar for teachers on March 15 and 16 2012 in St. Virgil (Salzburg) in order to evaluate selected content of the manual.

→ www.voice-comenius.org

Countries Lead organisation Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey yyLeibniz University Hannover, Institute for Political Sciences, AGORA - Citizenship Education Persons involved

Project leader (polis): Partner organisations Elisabeth Turek yyJaan Tõnisson Institute and Tallin English Research, implementation: College, EE Ingrid Ausserer, Patricia Hladschik yyCentre for Citizenship Education and Business Scholl Maribor, Sl Contact person yyFaculty for Educational Sciences of Selçuk University, National Directorate of Konya, TR Elisabeth Turek yyDemokratiezentrum Wien [email protected] yypolis – Centre for Citizenship Education

Funded by Publication European Commission, Directorate General Manual in 5 languages (English, Estonian, Education and Culture, COMENIUS Programme German, Slovenian, Turkish): www.voice-comenius.org/9167.html Starting/end date January 2011 bis December 2012

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 free- doms guaranteed by the “European Convention on Human Rights” and the “EU Charta of Fundamen- tal 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 Associa- tion 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, Salzburg 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 2012, two were held within the district of the Higher Regional Court Vienna, arran- ged by the BIM-team in January and October 2012. Due to the close co-operation and the periodic meetings 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 constant high degree of respect within the target group. Latest developments and case law are reflected in the training script, which is equally being updated on a regular basis.

Country Lead organisation Austria yyLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights

Persons involved Partner organisations Legal researchers, lecturers: yyAssociation of Austrian Judges (Fundamental Astrid Steinkellner, Stefanie Dörnhöfer, Rights Department) Christof Tschohl yyFederal Ministry of Justice yyAustrian Human Rights Institute (ÖIM), Project leader: Salzburg Hannes Tretter yyEuropean Training Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ETC), Graz Contact person Astrid Steinkellner Publication [email protected] Apostolovski / Czech / Steinkellner / Tschohl [et al.]: Grundrechte im gerichtlichen Berufsalltag, Funded by Skriptum zum RiAA-Grundrechtsmodul. Vienna: Federal Ministry of Justice, 2010 (2nd edition) yyFederal Ministry of Justice (concept, script) yyHigher Regional Courts of Vienna, Graz, Linz and Innsbruck (seminars)

Starting/end date ongoing since April 2007

97 EMA – 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 2012, four Master students (“Masterini”) from Slovakia, France and Cyprus came to Vienna during their second semester. Their theses focused on Double Discrimination of Roma Girls in Europe, Juve- nile Detainees Education, Promotion of Women’s Rights by the EU in Tunisia and Egypt and the Role of Goodwill Ambassadors in preventing Violence against Women.

→ www.emahumanrights.org → www.eiuc.org

Countries Lead organisation EU Member States yyEuropean Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC)

Persons involved Partner organisations E.MA National Director: Manfred Nowak yy41 participating universities in all EU Member E.MA National Coordinator: Judith Welz, States Marijana Grandits

Thesis supervisors: Publication Katrin Wladasch, Ursula Kriebaum, Julia Planitzer, Anna Müller-Funk, E.MA Awarded Theses collection Petra Herczeg

Contact Marijana Grandits [email protected]

Funded by yyEuropean Commission yyRegione del Veneto, IT yyMunicipality of Venice, IT yyUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) yyOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights yyDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Starting/end date ongoing since September 1997