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Kirsten Roberts Lyer

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Associate Professor @CEU Department of Public Policy. Vice Chair @EURightsAgency Scientific Committee. #NHRI #ParliamentsAndHumanRights #AcademicFreedom 🇮🇪

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How can we adapt #functionalimmunity to ensure NHRI independence? Look at @KirstenJRoberts (@ceu) new article: Protecting the protectors: redefining immunity protections for National Human Rights Institutions @Rout_PoliticsIR @HRC_News

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Today, the #EURightsAgency presents our online content moderation report at the @EP_SingleMarket's #DSA meeting. The report highlights what the EU, Member States & online platforms need to do tackle #HateSpeech. Get it here: europa.eu/!h8VDwH

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Key @coe #ECRI recommendations on tackling racism & discrimination against people of African descent. Our #EURightsAgency report revealed how Black people in the EU face widespread racism, harassment & discrimination. For more see: europa.eu/!qmpYdf #StopRacism


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On #AntiRacismDay, the #EURightsAgency, @osce_odihr, and @ECRI_CoE call for stronger efforts to protect Jewish and Muslim communities, and to effectively tackle all forms of #antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred. #StopRacism


Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

I was delighted to present my project @DancingErc yesterday at Central European University in Vienna! Thanks @KirstenJRoberts, Prof. Mathias Moschel and CEU colleagues for having me! events.ceu.edu/2024-03-13/dan…

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#EURightsAgency Director @sirpa_rautio welcomes our Scientific Committee of independent #FundamentalRights experts to the Agency. Find out more about the role & members of the committee: 🔗europa.eu/!NNkr8j

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Congratulations to @JMorijn & @KirstenJRoberts, the new Chair and Vice-Chair of the #EURightsAgency Scientific Committee. Over 2 days, the newly-appointed Committee met & discussed guaranteeing the highest scientific quality of FRA’s work. 🗞️ europa.eu/!nxWqMv

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Job: Human Rights Advocates Program With: Institute for the Study of Human Rights @ishrcolumbia Where: @Columbia University Deadline: 15 Oct 2023 "for HR activists working with NGOs on SGBV, minority rights, LGBTQI+ rights, indigenous rights..." humanrightscolumbia.org/hrap/admission…


Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Who would you honour for their courage and determination in defending human rights? Only two weeks left to submit nominations for the 60,000-euro #HavelPrize... pace.coe.int/en/pages/havel… #TheirCourageOurRights

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

‼️Permanent senior researcher position @IPZ_ch‼️ If you have a background in CPE/IPE, IR or Political Philosophy & your research relates to PPE, please take a look. tinyurl.com/3jn6tchb Fantastic conditions, friendly Department. @UZH_ch @CIS_ETH_UZH Deadline July 31st.

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Delighted to share the news of my appointment as a member of the Scientific Committee of the @EURightsAgency! 🌟 looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to their important work in advancing #fundamentalrights across Europe. Grateful for this chance to make an impact!


Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

📢Calling polit. scientists & sociologists from Central & Eastern Europe(#CEE)! Do you want to showcase your research on Europ. politics & spend a week at @EUI, Tuscany (all expenses covered)? Apply by 15/05 to be a guest lecturer at the SPS Summer Academy blogs.eui.eu/sps-summer-aca…

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

After 10 years at the helm, our editors-in-chief (@james_a_green ; @TomRuys_Law ; @c_henders1 ) will be stepping down at the end of 2023. Which means that we are now advertising for new editors-in-chief. Calling all world-leading ad bellum scholars! think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recruit…


Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Come work with us in the Codification Division! #Intlaw @ABILA_official @ILA_official

Job: Legal Officer (P4) With: @UN Office of Legal Affairs, Codification Division Where: NY Deadline: 15 June 2023 careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.…



Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

The 1st Meeting of African Women in Judiciary just concluded in #Gabon ➡️ The Libreville Declaration is a major step which outlines further commitments & actions to advance women’s meaningful presence in the African #judiciary cjca-conf.org/en/2023/05/04/… #AWIJ

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Women journalists and bloggers speaking truth to power face heightened risks. In some cases, they are attacked because of their gender or targeted for calling out sexism. #WPFD2023


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🚨 No to an EU Foreign Agents Act! Today, 230 NGOs sound the alarm: the proposed regulation on foreign-funded organisations could further stigmatise NGOs & damage democracy. @EUCommission must #ProtectNGOs. That means #NoEUFARA❌ Read more👉 civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/upl…

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📢Today 230 NGOs express concern about proposed EU legislation on organisations with foreign funding which could stigmatise NGOs and damage democracy. That's why we're calling for #NoEUFARA@vonderleyen @dreynders @VeraJourova Read the statement➡️ civilsocietyeurope.eu/eu-foreign-int…

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Government censorship and press freedom Today marks #WorldPressFreedomDay. This week’s graph shows the 2022 global state in government censorship efforts of the media. Read full text: v-dem.net/gow.html 🧵(6)👇

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Kirsten Roberts Lyer Reposted

Alarmed to learn that the Ugandan Parliament passed the extremely harsh anti-LGBTIQ+ bill mostly unchanged. The law retains severe punishment for those "promoting homosexuality", which could be used against LGBTIQ+ rights defenders. President Museveni must veto it. @UgandaMFA

Parliament of Uganda passes the extreme “ kill the gays bill”

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