Unmasking Bias: Self-Reflection and the Fight Against Racial Discrimination
Mon, Sep 16
|Virtual Event
📢 Unmasking Bias: Self-Reflection and the Fight Against Racial Discrimination with Dr. Tina Stavrinaki. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue and take steps toward a more inclusive future.
Time & Location
Sep 16, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Virtual Event
About the event
Dr. Tina Stavrinaki is Assistant Professor in Human Rights and International Law with the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (SIM) and the International and European Law Department, a researcher of REINFORCE and Member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Descrimination (Vice-Chairperson 2022-2024) and Rapporteur on the General Recommendation on racial discrimination and the right to health. She teaches International Human Right Law, Racial discrimination and Health, Gender and International Law.
Her research covers UN human rights complaint procedures and monitoring mechanisms, hate crimes, hate speech and the administration of justice for victims, freedom of expression and the right to education under the ECHR, and social rights, in particular related to occupational hazards and social security. She litigated on behalf of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights the collective complaint No. 30/2005, in which the European Committee of Social Rights recognized the right to a healthy environment and how environmental violations in the energy sector breach the rights to just, safe and healthy working conditions.
She has an extensive experience with the National Human Rights Institution and the UNHCR in Greece. She co-founded and coordinated the Racist Violence Recording Network, recognized as best practice in recording hate crimes, supporting victims and building synergies between human rights institutions, civil society, and national authorities. In this context, she has trained lawyers, humanitarian staff, civil servants, and law enforcement officials in preventing and combatting racial discrimination and in identifying victims of hate crimes.
Join us for a thought-provoking presentation with Dr. Tina Stavrinaki on how self-reflection can empower individuals in the fight against racial discrimination. Explore the deep-rooted biases that shape our perceptions and actions, and learn strategies to confront these challenges. Dr. Stavrinaki will share insights from her extensive research, emphasizing the critical role of personal accountability in creating a more equitable society.