Event Details

Event :	International Refugee Conference
Start :	12 Dec, 2015 09:00
End :	12 Dec, 2015 17:00
Description :	‎Following a legal and medical fact finding mission to Sicily, and Lampedusa in June 2015 supported by the Pakistani Medical Association, followed by a visit to Calais in September 2015, the Association of Muslim Lawyers & the Society of Black Lawyers will be hosting a conference entitled the "The Current Refugee and Migrant Crisis- Do they have a place in Europe" at Central Hall Westminster (Storey's Gate, London, SW1H 9NH) on 12 December 2015. The aim of the conference is to bring together a range of stakeholders including those with primary responsibility for the crisis in order to influence the international debate and to call for a more humanitarian approach to the refugee crisis. The approach should have at its core the understanding that the fate of refugees/migrants is a concern for the whole of Europe and that we must recognise the fundamental rights and wishes of refugees themselves. The main themes of the conference will be: -Do refugees/migrants matter? -Humanitarian solutions to the Refugee Crisis -At what price Fortress Europe? -The Refugees' Story -The Future for Refugees Arriving in Europe -We are delighted to announce the participation of: • Enzo Bianco (Mayor of Catania,Italy) • Maurice Wren (CEO, Refugee Council) • Gauri van Gulik (Deputy Director of Europe, Amnesty International UK) • Steve Symonds, Refugee & Migrant Rights Programme Director, Amnesty International UK) • Judge Khurshid Drabu CBE (Upper Tribunal Judge, Immigration & Asylum Chamber) • Victoria Brittain (Journalist & Writer) • Courtenay Griffiths QC (Barrister) • Alison Harvey (Legal Director of ILPA) • Lindsey German (Founder, Stop the War Coalition) • Toby Sculthorp (Sky News) • Esohe Aghatise (Equality Now) • Iqbal Nasim (CEO, National Zakat Foundation & Lead of MCB Refugee Taskforce) • Sabrina Mahfouz (award winning poet, writer and playwright) • Canon Steven Saxby (Canon of St Barnabas Church, Walthamstow) More speakers still to be confirmed. Ticket Booking link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/refugee-conference-refugees-and-migrants-do-they-have-a-future-in-europe-tickets-19027932057 Ticket price: £29.95 delegates; £10 students. Lunch included. CPD points applied for. Conference generously sponsored by Imran Khan & Partners. read more

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