ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Human Rights © Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – LBI and Research Association A-1010 Vienna, Freyung 6 (Schottenhof), Hof 1, Stiege II +43/1/4277-27420, [email protected], http://bim.lbg.ac.at Photo: Steffi Dittrich Vienna, August 2011 Content Events BIM Conferences and Workshops 5 Lectures, Panel discussions, Presentations, Trainings 8 Brown Bag Lunch 19 Public Lecture Series 20 Expert Workshops/ Inter-University Round Table 21 Cinema and Human Rights 21 University courses 21 Publications BIM Study Series 23 Monographs 24 Co-edited 24 Individual Publications and Articles 25 Studies, Working Papers, Reports, Materials 26 Expert Opinions and Statements 28 Periodicals 28 polis aktuell Monthly paper for teachers and multipliers 28 Development Co-operation Newsletter 29 Finances Staff Team of directors 31 Permanent staff 31 Research Fellows 34 Twinning Experts 34 Temporary staff, freelancers 34 Volunteers, academic trainees, interns 35 Board and auditors BIM Research Association 35 Board of trustees BIM Research Association 35 Projects Events BIM Conferences and Workshops Information event/1st meeting of the network “Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“ 10 February 2010, Vienna The meeting was addressed to business representatives and their works councils, interested in the consultancy and training activities on diversity and equal opportunities that were being offered in the context of the project “Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb”. In cooperation with the Austrian plaintiff organisation for rights of vicitims of discrimination, ZARA – civil courage und anti-racism work, respACT – austrian business council for sustainable development and the GPA-djp – Union of Private Employees – Print-Journalism-Paper. Fundamental Rights Training for Judgeship Trainees 16 to 18 February 2010, Hotel Flackl, Reichenau/Rax Three-day seminar in the context of the job training of Austrian judgeship trainees, organised and conducted by the BIM together with the Association of Austrian Judges (Fundamental Rights Depart- ment). Lecturers: Astrid Steinkellner, Christof Tschohl and Hannes Tretter Civil society peace-building round tables as part of the project „Strengthening European partner- ships for crisis prevention and response” 12 to 13 April 2010 and 9 July 2010, Tbilisi Together with the Georgian International Center on Conflict and Negotiation BIM organised two round table sessions on the role of Georgian civil society in peace-building and conflict prevention. The events were attended by Georgian civil society actors, including representatives of vulnerable groups particularly affected by conflict, BIM experts as well representatives of EU institutions and missions. In a participatory process, which was sustained also between and after the round table events, the par- ticipants elaborated concrete recommendations on how to strengthen the third sector in confidence- and peace-building, crisis prevention and reconciliation. 2nd meeting of the network “Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“ 14 April 2010, Vienna The second meeting of the business network provided for input on the legal basics concerning diver- sity in the company, presented by Volker Frey (Klagsverband), as well as room for experience ex- change on the topic, facilitated by Astrid Steinkellner. Rights for Everyone?! – Training programmes on how to get along with everyone in daily life 23 April to 7 May 2010, Vienna Workshops on social behaviour for school classes at WUK Kinderkultur organised by Zentrum polis. Further workshops throughout Austria took place during the course of the year. EDC Action Days 2010 23 April to 9 May 2010, throughout Austria During the annual action days organised by polis, Austrian schools and other educative organisations focused on new ways out of poverty and social exclusion. 5 Compasito campaign in front of the parliament 26 April 2010, Vienna The launch of Compasito-Online was welcomed in cooperation with the Demokratiewerkstatt of the Austrian Parliament, the President of the National Council Barbara Prammer and a school class. Slow Dating: Players of citizenship education – Who´s Who? 4 May 2010, Vienna This event brought together important players of citizenship education in Austria with a focus on com- bating poverty and social exclusion. Anti-Discrimination, Concepts and Tools 31 May 2010, Vienna Seminar as part of the project “The Europe of Minorities: impact of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to gays and lesbians, transexuals and migrants”. Furthermore, Barbara Liegl and Katrin Wladasch participated in three working conferences of the pro- ject in Bologna (19 – 21 February and 24 June 2010: Equality Bodies and their role in promoting anti- discrimination legislation and policies) and London (22 – 25 April 2010). LARRGE final conference: The Labour-Rights-Responsibilities-Guide for Successful CSR Man- agement – A Matter of Size? 1 June 2010, Brussels Final event of the EU PROGRESS funded project “Labour-Rights-Responsibilities-Guide” (LARRGE) and presentation of the LARRGE Guide, an online handbook containing evalutions of approx. 60 in- ternationally used CSR tools, by Barbara Linder, Astrid Steinkellner and Karin Lukas. 3rd meeting of the network „Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“ 16 June 2010, Kulturkontakt Austria, Vienna The third network meeting was introduced by Barbara Liegl, giving a brief presentation on the potential of the new Austrian diversity management standard, followed by “World Café” discussions on the measures and structures necessary for anchoring diversity within a company. Workshop on the possible solutions for the establishment of an NPM in Romania 21 to 22 June 2010, Bucharest In the course of the second Workshop in the framework of the Twinning Light project on the estab- lishment of a National Preventive Mechanism in Romania, Moritz Birk, Julia Kozma and Hannes Tret- ter discussed with State representatives and civil society conditions and possible models of such a mechanism. UNODC global HIV staff training: Human Rights and HIV 14 July 2010, Vienna On the occasion of the international HIV/AIDS Conference in Vienna, Manfred Nowak, Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin, Simon Flacks, Julia Kozma, Julia Planitzer and Roland Schmidt trained some 100 UNODC HIV field professionals from 55 different countries on the subject of human rights. Fundamental Rights Training for Judgeship Trainees 14 to 16 September 2010, Hotel Flackl, Reichenau/Rax Three-day seminar in the context of the job training of Austrian judgeship trainees, organised and conducted by the BIM together with the Association of Austrian Judges (Fundamental Rights Depart- ment). Lecturers: Astrid Steinkellner and Christof Tschohl 6 4th meeting of the network „Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“ 21 September 2010, Vienna The fourth and last meeting of the network was dedicated to a practical exchange among member companies. Representatives of 5 companies, including equalizent Schulungs- und BeratungsGmbH, IBM Österreich, IKEA Austria GmbH, Kulturkontakt Austria sowie die UniCreditGroup - Bank Austria, presented their acitivities and ideas in the area of diversity, and put it up for discussion with the other participants. Astrid Steinkellner Closing-conference of the EU Twinning Project "Development of work with juveniles and victims by the Turkish National Probation Service 28 September 2010, Ankara The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights took part together with the Center of Competence for Victim Support of Weißer Ring Austria in a two-year Twinning project under the lead of the British Min- istry of Justice. The project's final conference was attended by the Turkish Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin and British Justice Secretary Lord McNally in Ankara. Women's Participation and Leadership in Conflict Situations and Peace Building: Challenges and the way forward 20 October 2010, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna organized by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), CARE and VIDC. The Ludwig Boltzmann Insti- tute was responsible for the documentation. LARRGE Launch Austria: Unternehmenspraxis und Menschenrechte - Workshop & Presentation of the LARRGE Guide 3 November 2010, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB), Vienna On the occasion of the presentation of the Labour-Rights-Responsibilities-Guide (LARRGE) in Austria, companies were invited to participate in free-of-charge workshops, conducted by Manfred Nowak, Karin Lukas and Barbara Linder, on questions like how to successfully integrate international labour standards and other human rights in business conduct. The two working groups on supply chain man- agement and human rights risk management were addressed to companies, both, experienced in the field of CSR as well as seeking for a first overview on the topics and their implications for daily busi- ness practice. This event was planned and organised in cooperation with the Austrian Global Compact network and respACT – austrian business council for sustainable development. Compasito Workshop at the Educational Fair Interpädagogica 11 November 2010, Linz This workshop is considered for all those teachers, who want to bring human rights education into classroom. At the fair the participants could get an impression of the workshop. Final event/presentation of the handbook „Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“ 16 November 2010, Vienna The „Leitfaden Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit im Betrieb“, elaborated in the course of the