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Human rights activist Yoonis Osman Nuur and political curator Lara Staal are putting Europe on trial. Is the EU guilty of neglecting its hospitality and violating human rights in light of the refugee crisis? Led by legal experts, this tribunal will see various specialists and witnesses judge Europe; guilty or not guilty?

The so-called ‘refugee crisis’ is putting Europe’s solidarity, that should be a key characteristic of the EU, to the test. Europe is struggling to create a consistent, let alone common migration policy. The focus seems to be on limiting people’s mobility and strengthening border security. Creating shelter in the region (like in Jordan and Turkey for example) appears to be the magical solution and the often articulated distinction between economic and political refugees is at least questionable.

In Europe, calls for security, national identity and safety are becoming louder and louder. Since the attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice, London and Berlin, the fear of ‘the outsider’ seems to have increased and the pressure on politicians and policy makers is high. Is the EU selling out its principles of solidarity by increasing security at their external borders or is it rising to the occasion by taking responsibility for current European citizens?

This tribunal creates space between official lawsuits and overheated debates. Using the art of theatre to design a court case, where we, European citizens, can be informed about our border policy in order to take a stand. Europe on Trial is a collective examination of our conscience. Every spectator is, as a European citizen, both the defendant and a member of jury. Where do we stand when it comes to hospitality towards refugees? Do we support the way our current external borders are secured? What kind of Europe do we want to be?


Chairmen

Maxim Ferschtman (RU/NL, judge at Court Mid-Netherlands and former asylum-lawyer), Olivia Rutazibwa (RW/BE, senior lecture International Relations at the University of Portsmouth and former Africa editor at MO), Mariana Gkliati (GR, juridical researcher specialised in the protection of human rights in Europe and European immigration law at the University of Leiden)


Guest Speakers and witnesses

Thomas Spijkerboer (NL, professor migration law Free University Amsterdam), Paul Scheffer (NL, publicist and professor European Studies), Marton Gulyas (HU, political activist), Reem Fadda (PS, curator), Herman Vuijsje (NL, sociologist and author), Necati Öziri (TR/DE theatre writer and curator), Rebekka de Wit (NL, theatre maker and author), Karin Geuijen (NL, researcher University of Utrecht in public management and human rights), Ogutu Muraya (KE, storyteller and theatre maker), Sangita Jaghai (NL, researcher at Tilburg University School of Law/Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion).


Initiators: Lara Staal en Yoonis Osman Nuur
Scenography: Grischa Runge
Graphic Design: Janna Ullrich
Producers: Savannah Koolen/Here to Support


This programme is sponsored by Stichting Here to Support, Bankgiro Loterij and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Noord-Holland.


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Livestream 2018-06-02

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N E D E R L A N D S :

Mensenrechtenactivist Yoonis Osman Nuur en politiek curator Lara Staal dagen Europa voor het gerecht. Is de Europese Unie schuldig aan het verzaken van gastvrijheid en het schenden van mensenrechten in het licht van de ‘vluchtelingencrisis’? Geleid door juridische experts laat Europe on Trial diverse deskundigen en getuigen aan het woorden die hun oordeel vellen: Schuldig of niet schuldig?

De zogenaamde ´vluchtelingencrisis´ stelt de solidariteit die de Europese Unie zou moeten kenmerken zwaar op de proef. Europa worstelt met het creëren van een consistent, laat staan gedeeld migratiebeleid. De focus ligt op het beperken van mobiliteit en het versterken van grensbewaking. Opvang in de regio (bijvoorbeeld in Jordanië en Turkije) lijkt het toverwoord; het vaak gemaakte onderscheid tussen economische en politieke vluchtelingen is op zijn minst bedenkelijk.

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