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On 28 June, the UN published a report called “Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers”. During the drafting process of this report, the Office of the High Commissioner for […]
The new issue of Around Europe is here! Issue #388 brings you news about our new report on Climate, peace, and human rights, our programme work, and some of the most important news from all around Europe. It also contains a goodbye letter from our former director Andrew Lane. Read Around Europe by clicking this […]
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and Quakers in Britain are inviting you to attend an online conference on the possibilities of peace education: Evidence and opportunities, which will take place online in the afternoons of 20-21-22 May 2021. The aim of the conference is to explore together how education can sow the seeds of sustainable […]
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) General Assembly calls on the institutions, national governments and local authorities responsible for launching Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 to be guided by values not expediency. As Quakers…
Are you interested in exploring the long history of Africa and Europe and delving deeper into how this shared past affects current relations and future outcomes? The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has the pleasure to invite you a series of informal lunchtime discussions events, which will take place online on Wednesdays 21 April, […]
We are meeting to talk about engaging with people about the arms trade. We will all have different experience, whether we talk to European policymakers, arms traders, colleagues, neighbours or our own families. Thursday 1 April 2021 from 14:00 – 15:00 CET. That is 1pm-2pm in Ireland and Britain. Register here: REGISTRATION FORM The conversation […]
The Quaker Council for European Affairs has announced that Timmon Wallis will serve as its new Director. Timmon is a Quaker activist and scholar, with a PhD in Peace Studies, experience in 8 conflict zones and over 35 years experience in senior management and leadership positions with NGOs working for peace and human rights. In […]
Developed by American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and Quaker United Nations Office, this statement draws on our Quaker foundations and work with migrants and on migration. A Quaker Statement on Migration acknowledges that migration is “a fundamental facet of human behaviour. People migrate […]
The report Peace Mediation: from Concept to successful implementation, learning from Quaker experience focuses on the implementation of the recently published EU Concept on Peace Mediation. The report is a timely analysis of this EU Concept on Peace Mediation, how it has evolved over time and why it is more relevant than ever in today’s context. The […]
Here is the latest issue of Around Europe, the newsletter of the Quaker Council for European Affairs. Issue 386 contains news of European politics and QCEA’s recent pece and human rights work.