The best thing about working in The Hague is the huge amount of conferences, events, protests and such that happen every day. The best part about working at an NGO is that we're encouraged to go to them.
Already I've attended a debate (held at the Peace Palace!) called "The End of Impunity", which had the Deputy Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda, the former Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Richard Goldstone and Chief Prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Stephen Rapp as their panel. I also went to an Iranian Solidarity rally as a representative of our Iranian minorities, and so on.
Today we've got two more events to attend. The first is a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy opposing the crackdown on protestors in Xinjian. The group being oppressed are the Uyghurs, an ethnic group from East Turkestan who is a member.
The second event is a talk by Jan de Hoop Scheffer, the Secretary-General of NATO, entitled "NATO: Securing Our Future". I love that just being in this city gives me the opportunity to go and hear influential people speak.
Also, I've got a poll running over there ---->
to see what you all would like me to write about in future. Do you want to see more fun, lighthearted stuff like the Plinky posts (see post before this one)? More day-to-day reporting on what I'm up to, or more analysis and thoughts on the issues I encounter at work? Please do comment and let me know what you think.
Already I've attended a debate (held at the Peace Palace!) called "The End of Impunity", which had the Deputy Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda, the former Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Richard Goldstone and Chief Prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Stephen Rapp as their panel. I also went to an Iranian Solidarity rally as a representative of our Iranian minorities, and so on.
Today we've got two more events to attend. The first is a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy opposing the crackdown on protestors in Xinjian. The group being oppressed are the Uyghurs, an ethnic group from East Turkestan who is a member.
The second event is a talk by Jan de Hoop Scheffer, the Secretary-General of NATO, entitled "NATO: Securing Our Future". I love that just being in this city gives me the opportunity to go and hear influential people speak.
Also, I've got a poll running over there ---->
to see what you all would like me to write about in future. Do you want to see more fun, lighthearted stuff like the Plinky posts (see post before this one)? More day-to-day reporting on what I'm up to, or more analysis and thoughts on the issues I encounter at work? Please do comment and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Gitte
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