UNITED Greetings from Manama! 👋 Our Delegates Indre (Lithuania) and Martin (Slovakia) joined the conference in Manama to discuss freedom of Expression, Religion and Belief. In the framework of the “Enhanced EU-GCC political dialogue, cooperation and outreach”, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the European Union have agreed to engage in a dialogue on freedom of conscience,… Read more »
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Georgia Uprising interview with Mikheil Lazginiani – Full video
During the past weeks we decided to share the inspiring story of Georgian Uprising, that saw people, activists and civil society who protested against an unjust law, showing all Europe and all the world the value of activist resistance. Thanks to the amazing people and organisations who are part of our network we could listen… Read more »
The tale of Georgia Uprising
Another month another action! This time we want to dedicate time and space to tell the inspiring story of Georgian people, who protested against a law they found unjust and who managed to have it withdrawn (at least for now). Since the battles for rights and freedom are always under threat though, we want to… Read more »
OSCE Call for Civil Society Submissions on hate incidents
Like every year, we invite our Network to actively contribute to OSCE call for Civil Society Submissions on hate incidents. The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) publishes its hate crime report on 16 November each year. The report represents the largest dataset on hate crime in the world, and provides… Read more »
UNITED celebrates Anti-racism and Diversity Week 2023 at Brussels
In celebration of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st March), UNITED attended the EU Anti-Racism and Diversity week as a valued member of the European Network Against Racism. Held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium last 21-22 of March 2023, the convention addressed the situation of racial discrimination… Read more »
***ACTIVIST LIVESTREAM*** BYE BYE BIAS! European Action Week Against Racism
During this Action Week we have been trying to raise awareness about biases: what they are, how they work and how they’re related with the spreading of #racist ideologies and expressions, challenging people to discover their own biases but also providing some tips on how to overcome them. Nonetheless since we are a Network of… Read more »
LIVE EVENT for the European Action Week Against Racism – BYE BYE BIAS
During this Action Week we have been trying to raise awareness about biases: what they are, how they work and how they’re related with the spreading of #racist ideologies and expressions, challenging people to discover their own biases but also providing some tips on how to overcome them. Nonetheless since we are a Network of… Read more »
21st of March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. DO YOU KNOW YOUR BIAS?
Do you know your Bias? As we have been reminding for years now, the 21st of March is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960. For… Read more »
UNITED holds its FIRST Delegates & Experts Meeting of 2023
UNITED holds its I Delegates & Experts Meeting of 2023 Through the years, UNITED has worked hard to amplify and vocalise the diverse perspectives and experiences of the network and its members through expert input and policy recommendations at the European and national levels. To ensure that UNITED upkeeps with its goal… Read more »
Official launch of the (IPEH) “Informal Participatory Education on Holocaust” project
UNITED is very proud to announce the official launch of the project Informal Participatory Education on Holocaust (IPEH), following on the success of IPEAH. Please find below the official statement made by the partnership and #stayunited to know more about it. Official Launch statement After months of voluntary work and dedication of our partners, we… Read more »