By Andrea Breslin “The right to the truth – which is both an individual and collective right – is essential for victims but also for society at large. Uncovering the truth of human rights violations of the past can help prevent human rights abuses in the future.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The Look of […]
The Inaugural Galway International Summer School on the Arts and Human Rights will take place from 9 to 11 July 2015 at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and is co-directed by Professor Micheal O’Flaherty, Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Dr Dominique Bouchard, curator at the Hunt Museum. The summer school will explore […]
by Fiana Gantheret The question of the way different fields come together to enrich international criminal investigations and legal work was already touched upon here on Creating Rights when looking at Eyal Weizmann’s and Susan Schuppli’s project Forensic Architecture, a research project at the crossroads of international human rights law, architecture and engineering. See You in The Hague by Stroom Den Haag, “a […]
Par Fiana Gantheret English version available here A la suite des évènements tragiques de janvier 2015 à Paris, un débat impliquant deux principes a resurgi : la liberté d’expression, d’une part, et la prohibition de discours appelant à la haine, de l’autre. La raison principale en est la mobilisation massive qui a suivie l’attaque de Charlie […]
By Fiana Gantheret Version française disponible ici Following the tragic events that unfolded in January in Paris this year, a debate linking two principles have re-emerged: freedom of expression on the one hand, prohibition of hate speech on the other hand. The main reason for this is the humongous support and sense of community that arose […]
By Andrea Breslin and Orla Lehane “Tread lightly for you tread on my realities” Irish playwright Connell Morrison’s above reflection, referencing his attempt to bring his stunning interpretation of Antigone to a Palestinian theatre group, highlights some of the ethical dilemmas surrounding the reduction of the complexity of conflict situations into a narrative for theatre. […]
Ai Weiwei exposé à Alcatraz, Par Marie-Pierre Poulain La baie de San Francisco, ses péninsules, ses puissants courants marins, luisent sous le soleil de décembre. Sur le grand ferryboat blanc qui nous emmène à Alcatraz, l’île fortifiée se dessine, assez proche, coiffée d’un long bâtiment blanc ponctué d’un phare. Des mouettes se jouent de l’air […]
Dear readers thank you again for following the development of Creating Rights! We want to share two news with you. First, we are proud to announce that as of January 2015, Creating Rights is a non-profit organization, with its main seat in The Hague, The Netherlands. Creating Rights seeks to engage in projects promoting human rights through art. […]
Ces grands noms, ces visages, ces dessins, que l’on connaissait comme une part de nous-mêmes, avec lesquels nous avons vécu, grandi, évolué. Ces valeurs de liberté, d’égalité, de création qui ne voulaient pas être des principes, mais qui ont été poussées à l’être face à des extrémistes attachés eux à des principes ne souffrant pas […]
by Fiana Gantheret A Spanish version of this post is available on the CICC Global Justice blog How is it possible for art to capture and represent the nature of large-scale massacres ? the desolation of ravaged countries ? the end of a man’s impunity as well as the end of his freedom ? testimonies on unforgettable and intolerable […]