DEFENDING ADVOCATES FOR PALESTINE | Resisting the occupation
Event Details
With the ongoing horrific violations and genocide take place against the people of Palestine, there is a rising and a growing global movement challenging it and demanding an end to apartheid and holding those responsible for war crimes to account. In the face of that demand for justice we see an escalation in top down repression across the board against those advocating for Palestine. Students, lawyers, doctors, protestors and even children have been targeted. We bring to you a special event where we will be hosting an expert panel, who themselves have been on the receiving end of repressive tactics and yet still continue to advocate for Palestine.
CAGE International invites you to join this conversation to better understand how this repression takes place, and what we can do to challenge it.
Speakers
Francesca Albanese
Rapporteur
Francesca Albanese was appointed the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, by the Human Rights Council at its 49th session in March 2022 and has taken up her function as of 1 May 2022. Ms. Albanese is an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, as well as a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement for a think-tank, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD). She has widely published on the legal situation in Israel and the State of Palestine and regularly teaches and lectures on international law and forced displacement at universities in Europe and the Arab region. Ms. Albanese has also worked as a human rights expert for the United Nations, including the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees.
Dana Abu Qamar
President of Manchester Friends of Palestine
Dana Abu Qamar is a Palestinian Law student at the University of Manchester and the President of Manchester Friends of Palestine. She has been raising awareness about the Palestinian cause by organising community events, conferences and fundraiser festivals, curating campaigns and leading demonstrations. Dana has been especially active during the genocide in Gaza on public platforms, asserting Palestinians’ rights to resist occupation. She has also been involved with the Association of Student Activism for Palestine, European Palestine Forum, and various organisations in different capacities.
Franck Magennis
Barrister
Franck Magennis is a barrister practising in public, civil and criminal defence. His work centres on challenging rights breaches by the British and other states, employers and landlords. He has expertise in legal claims representing Palestinians and anti-Zionists who challenge Israeli colonialism and apartheid. He is currently acting for a number of people who've been dragged in front of their professional regulators, fired or otherwise victimised for expressing anti-Zionist political opinions. His practice spans asylum and immigration, public law, housing, employment and industrial relations, civil actions against public authorities, inquests, criminal defence, prison law, and international law.
Dr Asim Qureshi
Research Director
Dr Asim Qureshi is the Research Director at CAGE. He graduated in Law (LLB Hons) LLM, specialising in International Law and Islamic Law. In 2018, he completed his PhD in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent. He has published a wide range of NGO reports, academic journals and articles.
Since 2010, he has been advising legal teams involved in defending death penalty trials in the US and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
He is also the author and editor of three books so far: In 2009, "Rules of the Game: Detention, Deportation, Disappearance" (Hurst, Columbia UP), "A Virtue of Disobedience" (Unbound and ByLine Books), and "I Refuse to Condemn: Resisting racism in times of national security" (Manchester University Press).
An avid reader, Asim launched thebookslamist.com, a book review platform dedicated to encouraging readers to reflect on how books have made them think.
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