In response to the Iran–Israel war, which began on June 13, 2025, NGO HOPE is launching this initiative in collaboration with Project Lili / Life in Light – Human Rights. This project seeks to provide both emotional and educational support during this time of acute crisis. It is especially intended for those who are experiencing grief, fear for their families, and a sense of isolation.

Rather than remaining alone at home with these burdens, participants are invited to join a safe and respectful group setting where collective reflection, dialogue, and empowerment can take place. The workshops offer an opportunity not only for shared emotional resilience, but also for active political learning and civic participation.

By fostering democratic values, inclusivity, and intercultural understanding, this initiative offers a constructive response to increasing polarization and radicalization. Participants will engage with fundamental questions of human rights, democracy, and global justice, guided by renowned scholars in the field.

To ensure accessibility for individuals with language barriers, the workshops will include interpretation:

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alice Pechriggl’s workshop will be interpreted into Farsi/Dari by Zahra Ghobadi, BEd., B.A.

✨ What to Expect

• Engaging discussions led by an expert

• Translations for accessibility

• Short breaks during the sessions

• Iranian snacks and drinks provided to ensure a comfortable experience

• All participants receive an integration certificate of attendance

• Travel costs covered:
  Hand in your outbound ticket and show a photo of your return ticket – you’ll receive the money in cash on site.

🎤 Workshop by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alice Pechriggl

📌 Which Democracy Best Realizes Human Rights?

📅 Date: 01.07.2025
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 8:15 PM
📍 Venue: Alps Adriatic University, Klagenfurt / Celovec, Z.1.09

For decades, scholars have analyzed the erosion of democratic regimes through permanent representation, oligarchization, and capitalist exploitation. The human rights established through democratic revolutions since the 18th century are now under scrutiny. This lecture and workshop will explore the complex relationship between democracy and human rights—how they reinforce or restrict each other, where political-democratic principles conflict with ethical-human rights values (freedom, equality, justice), and the role of the rule of law in mediating these tensions. The session will provide insights into tackling the current crises facing liberal democratic systems.

🕊️ Learn & Engage in Human Rights Education

📅 Save the Dates and take part in insightful lectures and workshops on democracy, extremism, and global justice.

🎟 Registration:

✉️ Email: z.kazemzadeh88@gmail.com
🟢💬 WhatsApp: +43 681 10312121

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In response to the Iran–Israel war, starting June 13, 2025 and the tragic mass stabbing attack in Villach's city center on February 15, 2025, NGO HOPE is launching this initiative, along with Project Lili / Life in Light – Human Rights, as a countermeasure against extremism. This project aims to foster political empowerment, dialogue, inclusivity, and democratic values, providing a constructive response to polarization and radicalization.

To ensure accessibility for participants with language barriers, the workshops will be translated:

• Apl. Prof. Dr. Andreas Blank’s workshop will be interpreted into Farsi and Dari by Zahra Ghobadi, BEd., B.A.

As part of this initiative, two distinguished scholars will lead workshops addressing key challenges in contemporary democratic theory, human rights, and global justice.

✨ What to Expect

• Engaging discussions led by experts

• Simultaneous translations for accessibility

• Short breaks during the sessions

• Iranian snacks and drinks provided to ensure a comfortable experience

• All participants receive an integration certificate of attendance

• Travel costs covered:
  Hand in your outbound ticket and show a photo of your return ticket – you’ll receive the money in cash on site.

🌍 Workshop by Apl. Prof. Dr. Andreas Blank

📌 Human Rights and Cosmopolitan Duties in Contemporary Political Philosophy

📅 Date: 09.08.2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 - 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: Alps Adriatic University, Klagenfurt / Celovec, Z.1.09

One approach to justifying human rights relies on international agreements that contractually establish specific duties. While this strategy provides a legal framework for sanctioning violations, it also has a limitation: legally enforceable obligations depend on the ratification of these agreements. This makes an alternative approach attractive—one that grounds human rights in natural law, deriving them from human nature itself.

This perspective is rooted in the tradition of cosmopolitanism, which holds that there is a universal human society where political relationships, rights, and duties exist analogously to those within a nation-state. Such a conception implies that political obligations transcend national borders, even in the absence of formal treaties. Recent debates on global justice have explored this issue, raising fundamental questions:

• Who are the rightful bearers of cosmopolitan duties—individual citizens or nation-states?

• What role do non-state institutions (e.g., the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, multinational corporations) play in perpetuating global injustice?

• How do democratic deficits within these institutions contribute to human rights violations?

This lecture will provide an overview of how human rights can be defended from a cosmopolitan perspective against the increasing influence of non-democratic global institutions.

🕊️ Learn & Engage in Human Rights Education

📅 Save the Dates and take part in insightful lectures and workshops on democracy, extremism, and global justice.

🎟 Registration:

✉️ Email: z.kazemzadeh88@gmail.com
🟢💬 WhatsApp: +43 681 10312121

#HumanRights #Democracy #ProjectLili #AgainstExtremism #HumanRightsEducation