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Vienna Human Rights Conference

Submitted by Austria on خميس, 23/11/2023 - 16:43
Vienna HRC

The Vienna Human Rights Conference, scheduled for December 10th and 11th, 2023, will be an
event focusing on the impact and implementation of human rights at various levels. Key topics will
include the role of politics, administration, and civil society in human rights, their significance in the
economic system, and their intersection with climate and environmental policy. This conference is
particularly relevant to Mediterranean issues, as it will explore human rights challenges in diverse
contexts, which can include the Mediterranean region's unique political, social, and environmental
concerns. The event will feature local and international experts, providing a platform for in-depth
discussions and reflections on human rights achievements and future challenges.

More information can be found here.

Wiener Forum für Demokratie und Menschenrechte (Vienna Forum for Democracy and Human Rights)

National Network
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Address

Freyung 6/ Stg. 7/ Top 2
1010 Vienna
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Telephone
+43 1 353 40 20 40
E-Mail
office@humanrights.at
Website
https://www.humanrights.at/
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
General Information

The Vienna Forum for Democracy and Human Rights (“Vienna Forum”) is a non-university research and training institute. In autumn 2020 the Vienna Forum emerged from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights – Research Association (BIM-FV) which itself was founded in 1996. The Vienna Forum is committed to the promotion and implementation of democratic principles, the rule of law and human rights at a national, European and international level.

Mission and Objectives

The Vienna Forum focuses on practice-oriented academic research and teaching involving a wide range of disciplines. On the basis of scientific findings, concepts and recommendations are being developed for safeguarding and further advancement ofdemocracy, the rule of law and human rights. These concepts are being provided for discussion and implementation at a political level and are being diseminated in educational work. A special focus of the Vienna Forum is the promotion of young academics and students through ‘academic start-ups’ as well as the possibility of research stays within the framework of projects.

Main Projects / Activities

https://www.humanrights.at/en/projects/

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

we have a strong network we want to cooperate with other institutions in the field

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

we already were members of the network, but due to a change in name, we reapply :-)

Contact (1) Full Name
Hannes Tretter
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Hannes Tretter
Contact (2) Full Name
Patricia Hladschik
Job Title (2)
Director of polis - the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools

Women without Borders/SAVE-Sisters Against Violent Extremism

National Network
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Address

Kirchengasse 43/13
A-1070
Vienna
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Telephone
+43 1 533 4551
Fax
+43 1 533 4552
E-Mail
office@women-without-borders.org
Website
http://www.women-without-borders.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Women without Borders/SAVE employs 5 staff members, and liaises with local partners in each SAVE chapter country. Funding streams include the Austrian Federal Ministries for Social Affairs and Women's Affairs, the Austrian Research Fund, the OPEC Fund for International Development, the McCaw Foundation, and the US State Department. Budgetary resources available in a year are approximately €600,000. Women without Borders/SAVE primarily conducts awareness-raising campaigns for women and students, translational research, creates supports networks for those affectd by violent extremism, and organizes regular conferences and speaking events to share best practices and expand the SAVE network. Please see the website for more information. Our main partners include the PAIMAN Trust in Pakistan, SMART NGO in India, the Parents Circle in Israel and Palestine, Karama in Egypt, and the Omega Institute in New York.
Mission and Objectives

Women without Borders is an international NGO dedicated to providing women with a platform to have their voices and concerns heard. Women without Borders supports women all over the world as they strive toward inclusion and participation in decision-making processes at all levels, and seeks to tap into women’s potential to bridge the gap between cultures. Through global dialogue, targeted information, and the development of model projects with international partner organizations, Women without Borders empowers women to achieve positive change. The organization also places a strong focus on education, for example through political empowerment educational programs for girls in Latin America, an international students’ campaign in India and Indonesia, and an income-generating training program for Indian women. Women without Borders launched SAVE-Sisters Against Violent Extremism in 2008, to sensitize women to the role that they can play in combating violent extremism. This initiative seeks to further the development of civil society in the interrelated fields of security and women’s participation in citizenship processes, and to support social movements.

Main Projects / Activities

Women without Borders' main focus is now the SAVE-Sisters Against Violent Extremism campaign. Within this context, Women without Borders/SAVE runs the Mothers for Change! campaign, which sensitizes mothers around the world to the role they can play in combating violent extremism; the Students Against Violent Extremism! campaign, to empower youths to challenge radical ideologies; the SAVE Women's Dialogue: New Ideas for a New Way Forward in India and Pakistan; an income-generating project for women in Mumbai; the Witness of History project to sensitize youth to the human effects of violent extremism and terrorism, and yearly international SAVE conferences in Vienna to exchange best practices.

Contact (1) Full Name
Elaine Hargrove
Head of the organisation
Edit Schlaffer

Working Group "Archive of Migration"

National Network
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Address

Ybbsstrasse 25/20
1020 Wien
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Telephone
+43 660 4386565
E-Mail
ljubomir.bratic@chello.at
E-Mail (2)
dirk.rupnow@uibk.ac.at
Website
http://www.archivdermigration.at/
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
General Information
Migration is a forgotten part of Austria's postwar history, invisible in the dominating narratives. The Working Group "Archive of Migration" calls for a change and transformation: Migrants must be recognised as both, historical subjects and actors. As a basis for a new history to be written we call for the collection and preservation of relevant material and documents
Mission and Objectives

The Working Group "Archive of Migration" is an informal network of scholars and activists.
It has no staff and no budgetary ressources. Nonetheless it is connected with a wide variety of individuals and institutions in the field of migration history and is involved in a number of acitivies (workshops, conferences, seminars, public events etc.).

Main Projects / Activities

Poster Campaign "50 yrs labor migration - archive now!", 2012
Poster Campaign "50 yrs recruitment agreement Austria-Turkey", 2014
Conference "Multilingualism", Vienna 2013

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

bring new individuals, topics, and expertise to ALF
act as a co-operation partner and platform for public and academic events as well as for research projects

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

meet new international partners
create an awareness for the social and political significance of visibility and voice in historical narratives
co-operate in public and academic events

Contact (1) Full Name
Mag. Ljubomir Bratic
Head of the organisation
Mag. Ljubomir Bratic
Contact (2) Full Name
Prof. Dr. Dirk Rupnow

World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations

National Network
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Address

Stubenring 4/11
1040 Vienna
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Telephone
+43 (0) 1 513 01 38
Fax
+43 (0) 1 513 01 38
E-Mail
schwimmer@wpfdc.at
E-Mail (2)
d.orlova@wpfdc.at
Mobile Phone
+43 (0) 664 233 69 23
Mobile Phone (other)
+43 (0) 664 202 51 15
Website
http://www.dialogueofcivilizations.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2002
Fields of Activity
  1. Heritage
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information

World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations (WPF-DC) is an international NGO, registered as association in Vienna, Austria, with 7 founding members and about 1000 members of its network. The staff employed in its Vienna Headquarter is 3. The budgetary resources available is about 250.000 €, stemming from private donations and membership fees. WPF-DC holds an annual conference on the dialogue of civilizations with around 600 participants – scientists, politicians, diplomats, journalists, clergymen etc. – from all over the world, this year for the 5th time in Rhodes, Greece. Regional conferences on the dialogue of civilizations and specific themes are organised either alone or with partners, like Unesco or the Asia-Europe Foundation. The WPF-DC carries out several scientific and practical projects.

Mission and Objectives

WPF-DC is a non-profit organisation which is aimed at the dialogue of civilizations and religions, the understanding of peoples and the mutual respect for values and societies of other civilizations, the promotion of encounters of members of different civilizations and religions, the promotion of peaceful living together of members of different civilizations and religions, the fight against any xenophobia and discrimination of members of certain civilizations and religions. The INGO is committed to the values and principles of the United Nations, to human rights and human dignity and equality of men and women, equal rights and self-determination of all nations, international cooperation and peaceful solution of conflicts.

Main Projects / Activities

Annual Rhodes-Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations, Round Table of like-minded institutions, organizations and religious communities in Vienna on the intercultural dialogue, International project "Alternative models of globalization" / Post-globalization, International Prize of Saint Andrew the First-Called in nomination "Dialogue of civilizations" Educational course "The lessons of understanding" for secondary schools Creation of a Network community Follow-up of the Rhodes-Report

Contact (1) Full Name
Walter Schwimmer, Chairman International Coordination Committee
Head of the organisation
Vladimir I. Yakunin, President
Contact (2) Full Name
Diana Orlova, Director International Headquarter

World University Service (WUS) Austria

National Network
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Address

Lichtenfelsgasse 21
Graz
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Telephone
+43 316 382 258
Fax
+43 316 931 751
E-Mail
office@wus-austria.org
E-Mail (2)
adi.kovacevic@wus-austria.org
E-Mail (3)
michaela.handke@wus-austria.org
Website
http://www.wus-austria.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1983
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Since its establishment in Graz in 1983 World University Service (WUS) Austria has been working on the promotion of higher education in various countries all over the world. Today WUS Austria implements its activities mainly in Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, while some programs have been extended to many other countries, mainly in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Therefore, WUS Austria has set up local offices in Belgrade, Podgorica, Prishtina and Sarajevo. Today, WUS Austria employs approximately 35 permanent staff and administers an annual budget of 3 million EUR. WUS Austria focuses on four core areas: Higher Education Development, Linking Higher Education & Economy, Arts & Culture and Higher Education & Human Rights. While higher education and South-Eastern Europe remain at the center of WUS Austria’s work, the organization is also looking to extend the scope and geographic focus of its services. This refers particularly to an enhanced knowledge transfer between universities, the business world and society at large, and to WUS Austria’s efforts to expand its activities to Africa, Latin America and Central Asia. Within the scope of these projects, WUS Austria cooperates above all with the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, the Austrian Development Agency, the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research, the European Union and other (inter) national organizations, as well as with universities in South Eastern Europe, Austria and the EU.
Mission and Objectives

What we believe in: Our vision is to be a competent partner for the development of higher education, which we believe is a key factor in the socio-economic and political advancement of every society.Therefore we aim at increasing the quality of higher education in accordance with European and international standards.
How we work: We ensure a high level of sustainability by applying a top-down as well as a bottom-up approach from the policy level to the individual level. We cooperate with many different partners such as higher education institutions, public institutions, companies and individual experts on a national, regional, European and international level.
The services we provide: Sustainable development of higher education goes beyond the university level. responding to this we work together with the public sector and the economy as well as with civil society.We provide:
-development of new and innovative project ideas
-professional management of projects
-fostering knowledge and technology transfer
-networking opportunities, and
-a broad range of consulting services

Main Projects / Activities

Most of our projects relate to supporting the higher education infrastructure in South-Eastern Europe, mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro through curricula development, institutional development, development of human capacities and by establishing of a competitive Quality Assurance and Research Infrastructure. The key elements of our projects are the linking of the economy to higher education, to foster brain gain and to promote equality of gender and minority groups in society. A small selection of our projects:
- Balkan Case Challenge
- Brain Gain +
- Supporting and Developing the Structures for QA at the Private Higher Education Institutions in Kosova
-KIKT – Kosovo Interdisciplinary Knowledge Triangle Center – PhD based Education, Research and Training for Medical and Natural Sciences
-Experiencing Europe: Serbian Young Professionals in Austria – Zoran Đinđić Internship Programme
-Development of the Lifelong Learning Concept at the University of Montenegro
- COMPETENCE – Matching competences in higher education and economy: From competence catalogue to strategy and curriculum development

Contact (1) Full Name
Almir Kovacevic
Head of the organisation
Almir Kovacevic
Contact (2) Full Name
Michaela Handke

Wunderwelten

National Network
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Address

Kranzmayerstraße 61c
9020 Klagenfurt
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Telephone
+43 650 6348883
E-Mail
wow.wunderwelten@gmail.com
Website
http://wunderwelten.jetzt
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2020
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information

We created the WoW-Wunderwelten assosiation because we believe that everybody has talents and we want to create a network of people who live their vision and want to inspire people to find out what their talents are and how they can live from it. We are funded by private donations and regional, national and international project funds. Our action is mainly focussed on Carinthia in cooperation with other countries.

Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to create an environment where people can develop themselve to live the best version of themselves. It is to provide role-models to give young people an idea how to live your life at its full potential. We furthermore set the framework of creating interventions between youngsters on their way to live their full potential and other people.

Main Projects / Activities

Workshops with youngsters, other interventions, WoW-interviews for our Radio-broadcast on Radio Agora and WoW-Wunderwelten Youtube channel, Rob-E Project funded by FFG

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can use our knowledge in EU funding application for writing applications together. We can use our contacts here in Carinthia to set up a local agenda.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to create new projects here in Carinthia in cooperation with other wonderful assosiations in Austria or also around the world to have a broader impact. As I have a lot of personal experience as chairperson of gain&sustain I want to contribute to the network now with my new assosiation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sabrina Schifrer
Head of the organisation
Sabrina Schifrer

Wunderwelten - Verein zur Förderung von Inspiration, Kreativität und Potentialentfaltung

National Network
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Address

Kranzmayerstraße 61c
9020 Klagenfurt
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Telephone
+43 650 6348883
E-Mail
wow.wunderwelten@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2020
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information

We are a private assisiation developing education and courses for youngsters and people who are willing to develop themselves towards a great person they are. We apply for EU-funds and have seminars in the field of personal development. Our main partners are a local radio station (Radio Agora) and other organisations based around the world. As the president Sabrina Schifrer is active in the field since 10 years we already have a wide network of organisations that have similar values around the world.

Mission and Objectives

-to create an environment where everybody can experience their strenghts and find out it's potential

Objectives:
- development of education programms for youngsters in the field of personal development.
- create spaces for finding out new missions and create partner networks

Main Projects / Activities

- courses for youngsters in the field of self development
- network meetings

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can easily be a bridge towards other organisations in the south of Austria. We can realise events in nature and wonderful environment for groups from cities. We have 10 years experience in international cooperation and can develop training programms and new form of work.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

I was already part of it in my function as president in the Verein zur Förderung von Kulturaustausch und Nachhaltigkeit in Europa - now I created a new organisatin and as the cooperation was always fruitful I am happy to join the network with the recently created organisation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sabrina Schifrer
Job Title
President
Head of the organisation
Sabrina Schifrer
Contact (2) Full Name
Karl Bader
Job Title (2)
Vicepresident

yante - Youth, Art and Levante

National Network
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Address

Stumpergasse 57/60
1060
Vienna
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Telephone
+4319717946
Fax
+4319717946
E-Mail
vereinyante@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+436763193323
Mobile Phone (other)
+436641669200
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Youth and education
General Information
YANTE – Youth, Art and Levante, legal entity As a legal entity and organiser of the project, the non profit association YANTE – Youth, Art, and Levante, was founded and registered in Vienna, Austria, in June 2010 (ZVR register number: 841396785). The organisation is planning a community dance project for Palestinian youth from disfavoured backgrounds in cooperation with members of the Anna Lindh Foundation, from the various member states s.a PFF - Palestina, Multiculti - Portugal, DCCD - Denmark. The project shall take place between 18/07/2011 - 28/08/2011 where youth benefit from daily workshops. Each child shall benefit from 170 hours of community dance workshops where important values such as commitment, enthusiasm, respect, interest, passion are mediated through a multifaceted experience; a social, physical, emotional, cognitive and intellectual experience.
Mission and Objectives

The goals of YANTE – Youth, Art and Levante, legal entity are:
•To use and promote Art as a possibility to create open meeting places for a vivid cultural exchange and an intercultural dialogue
•To plan and implement intercultural Art projects for young people
•To give access and support the Artistic education of children living in conflict zones and/or economically weak environments.

Main Projects / Activities

100 – 130 children shall work daily for a span of 5 weeks with Royston Maldoom, the initiator and leader of numerous community dance projects around the globe for the past 30 years, and his colleague Tamara Mclorg, alongside the Brazilian boi trainer Helder Vasconselos. The workshops shall result in a dance performance to the Music of “Tryst”[the meeting], by the Scottish composer James Macmillan.
The project shall promote cultural participation for the consolidation of social cohesion by choosing 90% of the children from disfavoured backgrounds, and 10% will be composed of 100 – 130 children shall work daily for 5weeks with Royston Maldoom, the initiator and leader of numerous community dance projects around the globe for the past 30years, and his colleague Tamara Mclorg, alongside the Brazilian boi trainer Helder Vasconselos. The workshops shall result in a dance performance to the Music of “Tryst”[the meeting], by the Scottish composer James Macmillan.
The project shall promote cultural participation for the consolidation of social cohesion by choosing 90% from disfavoured backgrounds, 10% will be composed of privileged children attending private dancing classes. The children shall be into 2groups of 50 – 65 each. During weekdays each group will receive 2Workshops of 6hours each with Maldoom and 2Workshops of 4hours each with Helder, in addition to 2workshops on the weekend with Maldoom of 6hours each where the 2groups come together. However during the last week both groups shall work together on stage for 6hours daily.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nadia Arouri
Head of the organisation
Nadia Arouri
Contact (2) Full Name
Jörg Fend

YANTE - Youth, Art, and Levante kunstverein

National Network
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Address

Stumpergasse 57/558
1060 Vienna
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Telephone
+436763193323
E-Mail
info@yante-icanmove.org
Website
http://www.yante-icanmove.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Gender
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
The NGO YANTE- short for Youth, Art and Levante, was founded in 2010 as a legal entity independent of religious and political affiliation, with the aim to find new and innovative methods to empower communities and counter inhibition of imagination among populations and communities. For that YANTE uses of Art, art therapeutic tools, and alternative education methods in schools within conflict zones and/or economically disadvantaged environments and by such promotes intercultural dialogue.  
Mission and Objectives

What do we want.
Our vision is to see people of all ages and social parameters participating in various art projects, within and for communities. Participants express themselves while believing that the uniqueness of an individual lays in the diversity of the whole. They gradually build a consensus through a bottom-up process, and agree that a rich culture is one nourished by all social strata.
How we do it
With mutual appreciation, the participants at Yante encounter each other eye to eye. Yante strives to connect cultural initiatives by providing best know-how and fostering inclusive policies. Yante's inclusiveness means any individual with interest can become an active member.
For more information please visit:
Website: www.yante-icanmove.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/I.CAN.MOVE
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/yantecan
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/118678554@N04/
Narrative reports:
2011: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3bhmndmw9q22wx/Nadia%20Arouri%201119_I%20CAN%...
2012 - 2013: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gm3l9wxiit6guzh/Narrative%20report7_I%20can%20...
2013 - 2014: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9usjopp6c9iiqvn/NR%2020092015-view.pdf?dl=0

Main Projects / Activities

At YANTE we envision xenomania in societies. We believe in embracing and inclusive societies. Therefore our I CAN MOVE programme uses art, especially dance to address specific social development obstacles such as xenophobia, inequality, exclusion, fragmentation, and trauma: e.g. Post Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. The programme seeks to break stereotypes and enable social strata from communicating across the fault line of their differences. Through this process we seek social empowerment by means of providing the participants with the tools for self-expression, raising their self-esteem and body awareness.
To promote Xenomania we will conduct a comprehensive programme that will entail 1) workshops to sensibilise art pedagogues and therapists to the particularities of the Levantine Arab culture followed by mentorship phase; and 2) direct short-term and long-term art therapy interventions with Refugee children that will be presented to the local audiences to bridge between society members.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We have been contributing for a while.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Because we have been members since 2010.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nadia Arouri
Job Title
Founding Artistic Director
Head of the organisation
Nadia Arouri
Contact (2) Full Name
Camilla Mittelberger
Job Title (2)
Outreach Officer