Cologne – ESI on human rights under pressure at public broadcaster forum

Gerald Knaus. Photo: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

On 22 September, ESI's Gerald Knaus gave a presentation at the "Hörspielforum WDR" in Cologne, a discussion forum of public radio broadcasters in Germany. He spoke on "Human rights under pressure and why empathy is not enough" outlining ways in which to counter the undermining of democratic institutions by authoritarian states and challenges to liberal democracy by populist movements.

• ESI proposals for the refugee crises in the Central Mediterranean and the Aegean: www.esiweb.org/refugees
• ESI on caviar diplomacy: www.esiweb.org/caviardiplomacy
• Media reactions to ESI refugee proposals and caviar diplomacy research
• RP Online, Gerald Knaus, "Die EU muss sich mit Westafrika einigen" ("The EU must find an agreement with West Africa") (20 September 2017)
• Märkische Allgemeine, Mirjam Moll, "Wer die Sahara überlebt, kann ewig in der EU bleiben" - interview with Gerald Knaus - ("If you survive the Sahara, you can stay in the EU indefinitely") (14 September 2017)
• Der Spiegel, Mirco Keilberth, Peter Müller and Maximilian Popp, "Why Europe's Migrant Strategy Is an Illusion" (6 September 2017)
• Deutsche Welle, Chase Winter, "Dreck im 'aserbaidschanischen Waschsalon'" ("Dirt in the 'Azerbaijani laundromat'") (7 September 2017)
• The Guardian, Jennifer Rankin, "Azerbaijan revelations spark 'great concern' at Council of Europe" (5 September 2017)
• Internationale Politik, Gerald Knaus, "Sichere Wege statt tödliches Meer" ("Secure pathways instead of a deadly sea") (1 September 2017)

Photo: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Cologne. Photo: flickr/renee.hawk