Conference “Geopolitics of arms: tools and denunciation from civil society”
Where: Palau de la Virreina de Barcelona.
Organizes: The Delàs Centre of Studies for Peace, with the colaboration of Universitat Internacional de la Pau, Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya (IDHC) and Escola de Cultura de Pau
Type of event: Conferences
The Delàs Centre of Studies for Peace, with the colaboration of Universitat Internacional de la Pau, Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya (IDHC) and Escola de Cultura de Pau, organizes the Conference “Geopolitics of arms: tools and denunciation from civil society”, that will take place on the afternoon of Thursday May 30th, 2019 in Barcelona.
When: Thursday May 30th 2019 from 17:00 h
Where: Espai 4 del Palau de la Virreina (La Rambla, 99 08002 Barcelona)
Organizes: Centro Delàs de Estudios por la Paz
Collaborates: Universitat Internacional de la Pau, Escola de Cultura de Pau y Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya
With the suport of: Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament y Diputació de Barcelona
The event is open to all audiences, but it is compulsory to formalize an earlier registration that you can make in this link.
From 17:00 h
Institutional opening
Pere Ortega, President of Delàs Centre of Studies for Peace
Arcadi Oliveres, President of Universitat Internacional per la Pau
Montse Tafalla, Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya
Ana Villellas, Escola de Cultura de Pau
Salvador Gausa i Gascón, Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Diputació de Barcelona
Manel Vila i Motlló, Director General de Cooperación al Desarrollo del Departamento de Acción Exterior, Relaciones Institucionales y Transparencia de la Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament
From 17:30 to 19:00 h
Round-table 1: Arms trade before the law: cases and challenges of civil society
Linde Bryk, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Vincent Letellier, League of Human Rights
Ann Feltham, Campaign Against Arms Control
Francesco Vignarca, Rete Italiana per il Disarmo
Moderator: Eduardo Melero (lawyer, specialist in Arms Trade)
Debate
From 19:00 to 20:30 h
Round-table 2: Geopolitics of arms: effects of european arms in human security ans Human Rights
Alberto Estévez, Armas Bajo Control campaign
Laetitia Sedou, European Network Against Arms Trade
Tica Font, Delàs Centre of Studies for Peace
Moderator: Jordi Calvo Rufanges (researcher in Economics of Defense)
Debate
Facebook event here.