06.12.2018 Conference "Civil servants and Human Rights"

Police officers, magistrates or civil servants: all were confronted with the nazis during the second world war. Municipal officials had to register Jewish inhabitants, police officers were deployed in violent raids and magistrates had to adopt anti-Jewish laws. Some agreed, others resisted, the largest group remained silent. Also today civil servants are confronted with ethical dilemmas concerning human rights. The influx of refugees and the threat of terrorism triggers the political debate.

On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Kazerne Dossin and the Integrated Police organize the closing conference  “Civil servants and Human Rights”.

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CLM 2017   WORKING MEETING in Amsterdam -  8&9  November.

Pictures of the Conference

Throughout the Connecting Law & Memory conference in September 2016,  a number of key insights that all apply to all approaches were distinguished:

  • the importance of the Holocaust as a major framework to analyze human right issues
  • the desire for and the transmission of historical knowledge on Holocaust and Human right issues
  • Human rights as the core element of fundamental basis for analyzing historical cases such as Holocaust or other forms or cases of collective violence
  • the special learning environment of memorials related to visitors' experiences and connecting narratives
  • the need for participatory didactics and methodology of the programs
  • the need for local translation and being embedded within the (professional) community practice
  • the necessity to translate historical knowledge on victim, bystander and perpetrator mechanisms or processes to relevant contemporary roles and professions within the field of civil services
  • the continuous growth of international law and transitional justice awareness and the societal impact on recognition of war crimes, crimes against humanity & genocide and prevention of future collective violence
  • the focus and analysis on the shifting legal framework that contributed and often shaped these forms of collective violence
  • the immense educational and professionalization capabilities by combining knowledge and expertise from memorials, human rights organizations and judicial bodies

These insights will form the basis of the working sessions in Amsterdam.